To slowly, and discretely, remove something as Tim Robbins removed the dirt and rocks he excavated while digging a tunnel out of his cell in the film Shawshank Redemption..
hey how are you gettin' rid of all those old books you couldn't yard sale?
No worries man, I'm shawshanking them around. left one in the blockbuster the other day. Put it on the shelf in alphabetical order.
No worries man, I'm shawshanking them around. left one in the blockbuster the other day. Put it on the shelf in alphabetical order.
by okfuskee June 12, 2010
Shawshanking is the act of reacting with appalled disbelief because someone hasn't seen a movie that it is considered a classic.
Originated with someone having not seen The Shawshank Redemption, but can be applied to any movie.
Originated with someone having not seen The Shawshank Redemption, but can be applied to any movie.
by whiplashsmile713 August 24, 2013
The art of mastering a public poo by releasing your poo when the other occupant flushes their toilet.
Much like when Tim Robbins masks the sound of banging the pipes to coincide with the thunder.
Much like when Tim Robbins masks the sound of banging the pipes to coincide with the thunder.
Man the lady across the hall always goes to the bathroom the same time I do. I've learned to let my poos out at the same time she flushes so she cannot hear the sounds. I'm shawshanking my poos like a pro!
by ForgingGal September 3, 2014
The condition of having been sucked in by a highly watchable movie while channel surfing or walking past a TV. Originally derived from The Shawshank Redemption.
Dude, I was in Best Buy getting a printer cable, and I got Shawshanked in the TV section for like 30 minutes by the first Matrix.
by JT Dizzle January 19, 2012
To ecstatically raise ones arms in the iconic style of Andy Dufrain from the Shawshank Redemption, whilst feeling a surge of uncontrollable euphoria during the breakdown phase of a trance track in a nightclub.
by Joseph Evans April 1, 2007
Background:
From the movie Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins' character, Andy Dufresne, secretly digs a tunnel in his prison cell, and hides the dirt and cement from the wall in his pants legs. To get rid of it without anyone knowing, he takes a stroll out in the yard every day, and with every step shakes a little bit out at a time.
Definition: verb
When you have to fart, the action of walking around an area and dispersing a little bit at a time so no one notices.
From the movie Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins' character, Andy Dufresne, secretly digs a tunnel in his prison cell, and hides the dirt and cement from the wall in his pants legs. To get rid of it without anyone knowing, he takes a stroll out in the yard every day, and with every step shakes a little bit out at a time.
Definition: verb
When you have to fart, the action of walking around an area and dispersing a little bit at a time so no one notices.
Suddenly feeling the urge to fart, I quickly got up from my desk and shawshanked it around the office.
by spiderb92 December 13, 2004
When you have something planned for the day, but a movie comes on that you humanely can't avoid watching in it's entirety
by Jtudeski September 18, 2018