An expression used to define something terrible being brightened up by some funny, wholesome or amazing action.
For example: When "shit hits the fan" and your day can't seem to get any worse, your best friend or co-worker the most hilarious thing to brighten up your day.
You've been feeling sick, had a terrible day at work and have to do a few hours overtime.
You find out you and your favorite co-worker are the only ones left at work for the rest of the time.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.