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A large cloth that a woman tosses or drapes around her shoulders. Used primarily for warmth and occasionally to make a fashionable appearance. There have been specific variations on the shawl, such as a piano shawl, which includes fringe and embroidery.
1. Erin: Mom, I’m going outside.
Erin’s Mom: It’s cold outside my dear. Take your shawl before you go.

2. Stevie Nicks, the lead singer of the soft rock band, Fleetwood Mac, frequently wears a piano shawl when performing on stage in order to show off her womanhood.
shawl by Me. Mr, June 20, 2018
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Small blanket
Hand me a shawl please.
Shawl by TylerShaneR23 June 23, 2019
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Shawl Cunting

Women (or men) who go about their day with a shawl on, but no pants or underwear. Also see Shirt Cocker, Shirt Cocking and Porky Pig.

Supposedly first coined at burning man where shirt cocking and shawl cunting is most prevalent. In 2014, the BRC Dept. of Radical Inclusion Dick-a-boo Task Force notified all persons that shirt cocking should now be replaced with "dick-a-boo".
That person is outstandingly shawl cunting! Quick, scutinize them with the megaphone and fire the pants-cannon at them - then offer them a dusty, cold beer.
Shawl Cunting by shirtcocker September 4, 2014

shawl strap 

A traveler's pair of straps with a handle for compactly carrying a rolled up shawl or blanket. (from Knight's American mechanical dictionary)
After they were done picnicking, he rolled up the blanket, strapped it into his shawl strap, and carried it back to the wagon.
shawl strap by wutiswut April 12, 2011

Shawl Ihh 

A black (or urban) person's way of saying "sure is"

Most common among southern folk.
Person: "This movie is terrible!"
J'Rone: "Shawl Ihh"

Person: "It's hot today."
Sharonica: "Shawl Ihh"
Shawl Ihh by Andrighetti March 21, 2025

Cock Shawl 

A gay-looking horseshoe shaped mustache. Comment meant to imply that it should probably be wrapped around a penis.
Nice Cock Shawl you got growing there, John.
Cock Shawl by rewd dewd April 24, 2009

Naw-shawl 

A loose article of clothing worn when one gives no fucks and is just saying "naw" to lyfe
"you see me wearing this flowy ass naw-shawl?! I don't give no fucks today."
Naw-shawl by notleodalion037 October 25, 2016
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