When you say something outrageous, but clearly is also true. Usuallytold to someone who might take offence.
Jim: You have to be in shape to wear a midriff. Looks to me like Jenny needs to hit the gym
Mike: WTF--Jenny is my girl!
Jim: Then you should know.
Stop me when I lie.
Mike: Well…she does look like she has a nick-knack sack.
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.