(n.) A passive aggressive argument between roommates, conducted when both parties continually refuse to take the trash out.
The resulting odor can lead to a household crisis, with general evacuation and avoidance of the common areas for the duration of the conflict. Can last for several days or, if stubborn, months.
Lisa: I'm near yours, can I stop by?
Tom: Wear a gas mask, we are enduring garbage bin chemical warfare.
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.