someone that creates unnecessary or unproductive work or stress (that is, “churn”); 2) a person responsible for inducing wide-spread distraction, especially in an organization. Synonyms: crisis generator, crisis architect, chucklehead.
“My new co-worker a bona fide churnerator; he is very proficient at identifying hypothetical problems, magnifying their importance, and proposing expensive solutions to fix them.”
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 $2million.