noun, A tall 6"3" ish man of dark mediterranian reatures with a tendancy to dote excessively on younger female siblings. goes by the unforgettable name or the manical master nib
There is an odd man over there licking a young girl's shoes for her. she appears to have trod in horse shit. she looks like his sister. he must be an Old King Cole
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.