something that is old, dirty, a little over-used, messy or otherwise slightly over-loved! can aslo describe a
person in an ironic way see example
2 below!
EXAMPLE 1
person 1:that table is old, like an antique
person
2:yes it's quite shabby
EXAMPLE
2
person 1; person 2 you are not too shabby(meaning you are not too
bad)
person 2: that shall be our word and we will make it cool, shabby