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Old English word from the 1600's describing the sides or shelves of a sand bank of a submerged or underwater island that causes the hull of a boat to get stuck or puncture holes in the hull of the boat causing it to sink.
Many ships have sunk trying to avoid the shelveys of the Goodwin Sands in Deal when the island is submerged.
Shelvey by David Shelvey July 24, 2003
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A selfless act of contrition after doing the dirty on your former employers.
'Look, he's done a Shelvey'.
Shelvey by LFC_WLF September 16, 2013
A person who likes to shelve things in their rectum on a regular basis.
Shane at work earned the nickname Shelvey because he wouldn't stop talking about his anal beads!
Shelvey by Mustafa1983 April 23, 2026

Shelvey Season 

A season of the year where you hit Shelveys. Hitting a Shelvey is another word for trying to pull someone, or asking someone on a date.
It’s Shelvey Season?
Tis’ the season to hit Shelveys falalalala lala la la.
Shelvey Season by CK367 October 24, 2022

Jonjo shelvey 

Absolute unit whole come 2 foot you gran down the stairs

He also looks like a dilf of a YouTuber whole plays for Newcastle and is a BOX TO BOX midfielder
Yo jack imma come get jonjo shelvey to 2 foot your mother down the stairs and make her cream you muffle puff

Shelley Duvall

An underrated American Texas born actress, nicknamed the Texas twiggy growing up by family and friends for her slender skinny figure. Duvall is best know for her outstanding performance as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining opposite Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, as well as her role as Olive Oyl Robert Altman’s Popeye also starring the late great Robin Williams as the lead and Robert Altman’s chilling psychological thriller 3 Women opposite Sissy Spacek whom Duvall won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as Millie in the film. She has produced and starred in countless films and TV shows throughout her career notably the Emmy winning show Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre.
Who is that terrific actress, she’s so good? Why it’s Shelley Duvall don’t you know?

Alex Shelley

Independent pro wrestler who uses what he has named the British Lucharesu style: a combination of British technical-chain wrestling, Lucha Libre, and Puroresu (Japanese wrestling). An extremely skilled technician, Alex is currently (2007) working solely for NWA-TNA in America. He has wrestled around the world, most notably in ROH in America and Zero-One in Japan.
Alex Shelley is also in a tag team with Chris Sabin.
Alex Shelley by R.J. R. June 1, 2007
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Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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