A large cuddly male of Hispanic and Italian descent (a.k.a. Mexitalian) that has ties to the mafia but is not in the mafia. Although, he is not a gangster or vato, he may cap your ass if necessary.
"One of my relatives was Italy's second most wanted criminal for organized crime. My family ran that country."
"Aren't you a quarter Mexican too? That would make you a goombato."
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.