Tying a sock on a doorknob to signify to others that you are inside the room having sex. You do this as an international sign to say: do not enter. If you do, you will regret it and I will be embarrassed.
Sometimes called a doorsock
My roommatesaw the sock on the doorknob, so they knew I was in there having fun with my partner.
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 $2million.