shawshankish

Prison like

That guy on Zoom calls always has a painted cinder block background, very shawshankish.

by AML76 November 17, 2022

Shawshanking

To slowly, and discretely, remove something as Tim Robbins removed the dirt and rocks he excavated while digging a tunnel out of his cell in the film Shawshank Redemption..

hey how are you gettin' rid of all those old books you couldn't yard sale?

No worries man, I'm shawshanking them around. left one in the blockbuster the other day. Put it on the shelf in alphabetical order.

by okfuskee June 14, 2010

Shawshanking It

To ecstatically raise ones arms in the iconic style of Andy Dufrain from the Shawshank Redemption, whilst feeling a surge of uncontrollable euphoria during the breakdown phase of a trance track in a nightclub.

The muic was really emotional on Saturday, we were Shawshanking it all night.

by Joseph Evans April 6, 2007

shawshanking

To slowly chip away at getting to know someone in order to get into a relationship with them, in the way Tim Robbins' character slowly chips away at his prison cell to eventually brreak out of jail in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.

"Ray's a bloody shawshanker! He's been shawshanking my girlfriend for the past three months!

by H. E. Pennypacker August 4, 2007

Shawshanking

Shawshanking is the act of reacting with appalled disbelief because someone hasn't seen a movie that it is considered a classic.

Originated with someone having not seen The Shawshank Redemption, but can be applied to any movie.

"I haven't seen Poltergeist."
"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN POLTERGEIST?!"
"You're Shawshanking me!"

by whiplashsmile713 August 25, 2013

Shawshanks

The slang for cigarettes, used by british teenagers. Most commonly used when discussing strong cigarettes e.g. Lucky Strikes.

Jack Sweet you got the shawshanks?

No Thom i only brought Leaf and Twine!

by JackThomRoman January 12, 2009

shawshanking

When you are stuck in a miserable job, working for the devil (aka - the warden) and you slowly start to chip away at your escape while plotting to take the boss down when you leave.

"How do you put up with that bitch on two legs?"

"Don't worry about me...I'm shawshanking."

by cp_709 July 29, 2009