Shawshanks
The slang for cigarettes, used by british teenagers. Most commonly used when discussing strong cigarettes e.g. Lucky Strikes.
Shawshanks by JackThomRoman January 12, 2009
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shawshank shitting
the act of using surrounding noises to strategically defecate in a public restroom. taken from Tim Robbins' escape from the fictitious "Shawshank Prison," wherein he bludgeones a large sewage pipe with a rock, striking the pipe only when the thunder from a lightning bolt is loud enough to mask the noise of his stone as it strikes metal.
man, i had to crap so bad! but i knew with only one other guy in the bathroom, shawshank shitting just wouldn't be an option.
shawshank shitting by LobsterRodeo September 20, 2009
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Shawshanked
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.
Shawshanked by JT Dizzle February 5, 2012
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