1. To talk shit and get hit.

2. To try your best at sports such as football and track and end up being a horrible thing to watch.

3. To eat your fortune along with the cookie at a Chinese food buffet.

4. To viciously masturbate mentally
1. If you keep shanning then shits going down.

2. I was shanning so hard in practice today, I have to find a way to not suck.

3. We were sitting in the restaurant and out of nowhere this dumbass just starts shanning.

4. My mom caught me shanning to my imaginary girlfriend while i was playing xbox.
by Ol Dirty Drawz March 24, 2011
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When you desperately want a relationship so you convince yourself you have a crush on someone close to you. This can sometimes end in you telling them you like them and them rejecting you, leading to the end of your friendship.
"I'm totally shanning Chris right now"

"Do you really have a crush on Emily?"
"I don't know just think I'm shanning her"
by DevilBabyHairs July 12, 2017
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A Scottish term referring to 'unfair' or 'rubbish'. Something negative like 'low' or 'tight'. As in Shanabelle from 'Some Girls'. This word is used in everyday Scottish language
shanabelle
''She called me fat''

''That's Shan!!''
by josieewal September 02, 2015
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This is a male name.
Shan means prestige and honor.

This name is associated with individuals of great honor and prestige.
Wow dude you live a life of Shan.
by Lester sean June 25, 2011
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A person who you would rather be with.
Someone who would put a smile on your face, someone who would always be there for you.
"I feel sad" - girl 1
"Did you try talking to Shan?" - girl 2
by Jessica Montana August 01, 2012
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Shan is someone who you can count on and can trust.
Boy: Why is there no one you can trust nowadays

Girl: Well i know someone who is always there and i can trust

Boy: Who?

Girl: Shan.
by jasonm April 17, 2012
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Carlisle (UK) slang for an embarrassing or Ladgeful situation.
I walked dog shit all through my lasse's mam and dad's hallway the first time I went round, it was proper shanful.
by TheWoodsman December 21, 2010
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