v. When a meteorologist totally blows a weather forecast, as such when NBC10 (Philadelphia) Meteorologist John Bolaris forecast the "Storm of the Century" in winter of 2001. Said storm turned out to be no more than a dusting of snow, and caused schools to close, businesses to shut down, and grocery stores stampeded prior to the event even occurring.
"Wow, they really Bolarised this derecho that was supposed to wipe clean the face of the earthtoday" or "They're really Bolarising this forcast today"
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.