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Old English word from the 1600's describing the sides or shelves of a sand bank of a submerged or underwater island that causes the hull of a boat to get stuck or puncture holes in the hull of the boat causing it to sink.
Many ships have sunk trying to avoid the shelveys of the Goodwin Sands in Deal when the island is submerged.
by David Shelvey July 24, 2003
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Solarpunk is a movement focused on a positive, ecological vision for a future where technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes. It is a literary, artistic and aesthetic sub-genre and is also closely tied to eco-political activism. Solarpunk narratives have a distinctly positive and utopian foundation in contrast to the often dystopian visions found within other "punk" science fiction genres.
Solarpunk is a literary movement, a hashtag, a flag, and a statement of intent about the future we hope to create.
by wix99 September 20, 2016
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A selfless act of contrition after doing the dirty on your former employers.
'Look, he's done a Shelvey'.
by LFC_WLF September 16, 2013
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