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Is the lord of pain and the angel of final atonement.
Taken from the book Hyperion by Dan Simmons
by Lanus August 18, 2005
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Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.
I felt deep sonder thinking about the all the people who looked up this word along with me.
by rednos January 10, 2013
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A mother-in-law who is beyond bitch. Worse than cunt. Totally meddling in the affairs of her son's relationship.
Wife and husband or girlfriend and boyfriend are arguing, and for some reason, the subject of his mother comes up, to rub his face in dirt, she calls her a 'shrike'.
Wife/girlfriend: Your mom is a freakin' shrike!
Husband/boyfriend: No she isn't!
by DelishDessert July 29, 2006
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The literal devil incarnate shaped like a cute bid. this bird is the literal devil as it captures its prey at impales them alive and leaves them to die then rips them apart so it can eat them easier. Shrikes are literal devils.
Person 1: hi like my lizard?
Person 2 Yea it looks cute!
Shrike: ooooh that looks yummy i should steal it, impale it, rips its corps into peaces and eat it in front of its owner, maybe i will even drop some of its blood on them.
by azwsexdrcftvgybhun March 31, 2019
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(n)The Basiest Campiest BFV base camper period. Known as |K-5|Shrike; Addicted to camping;(v) Describing one who has been sniped by a basecamper; (Adj)A camper that cannot be found no matter where the hiding place.
1.)Holy crap..ITS SHRIKE
2.)Dude....I just got Shriked
3.)Where the hell is that damn shrike?!
by [RBC]Veektor October 27, 2005
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to express the laughable pain that sometimes befalls the unfortunate.
Vancouverite: Waugh!
Victorian1: Ha! That guy just fell off the ferry!
Victorian2: Haha. Shrike. Well its a long swim across the water.
by anomalousvikingninja September 01, 2009
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A work of fucking art that should be the new otf choice for badasses like John Wick, Boondock Saints, and Deadpool:(check out PVKs YouTube channel for an inside scoop).

Can stab through car hoods like butter; is built to wear in instead of out; and yet is light as feather.
Have you seen the new Shrike OTF, it's a knife collector's wet dream. Can't wait to see John Wick or Deadpool with one in their next movies!
by Knife Bitch 89 May 26, 2019
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