derived from playstation gaming. Used when one player has tried to describe a complex move by just saying that he pressedsquare triangle (the square button then the triangle one). More universally, it's used when someone states the most bloody obvious option for solving a complex problem, an option that the person has of course already tried.
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.