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The Shashank 

When the loneliness you feel is so crushing and consuming that you assume any girl you meet will reject you. In severe cases, Passengers becomes your favorite movie and High For This by the Weeknd becomes you favorite songs. In even rarer scenarios, people afflicted with this disease write depressing essays expressing their sorrows. Often these people do not utilize alcohol or any opiates which only increases the feeling of despair. Even worse is when said people drive a Mercedes and work out incessantly and realize that alas even money and muscle cannot make them desirable.
Friend 1: Bro wtf you're so sad

Friend 2: yeah man ive just given up on women

1: Looks like youre pulling The Shashank

2: Did I mention I'm buying a Mercedes?
The Shashank by StateLover69 February 26, 2017
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The Shawshank Redemption 

A fantastic film (based on a Stephen King novella) released in 1994 starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeeman and directed by Frank Darabont. The film focuses on Andy Dufresne (Robbins), a young man wrongfully sent to Shawshank prison for murder, and his 20-year friendship with a fellow life-termer named Red (Freeman).

It received eight Oscar nominations.

Known as one of the most famous "sleepers" because it made less than 30 million dollars during its original release, However, its rental profits are astronomical and it makes most "Top 100 movies" lists.

On imdb.com, it ranks as the second best movie of all time, just behind The Godfather.
Tom: What movie are you watching?

Mark: The Shawshank Redemption.

Tom: How is it?

Mark: Fucking awesome!

the shawshank redemption 

Awesome movie. Many people consider it to be "cliche" following generic prison plots, but it was based on King's novel, which came out in the 80's people! Also, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, and James Whitmore (as Brooks) were brilliant.
Brooks suicide note was one of the saddest scenes in a movie I've ever seen.

The Shawshank 

A classic revenge technique in which the offended party hollows-out a space in a hardcover book and then deposits his bowel movement in said book. Upon closing the book, he places in on the bookshelf or desk of the offending party, where it festers undiscovered for weeks until the smell finally subsides.
Your roommate sleeps with your girlfriend while you're on a business trip, you need a non-violent, yet maddening way to re-pay his disloyalty. Hence, the Shawshank.
The Shawshank by Ryan T. June 22, 2004

the shawshank assumption 

The assumption that everyone has seen the movie, The Shawshank Redemption
While talking to my girlfriend, I made a reference to the escape scene in The Shawshank Redemption, but it turned out she had never seen the movie. I had simply made the Shawshank Assumption that she had.
the shawshank assumption by Vesto2000 September 9, 2021
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

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"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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