To stand by means to be a lazy ass just hanging around, waiting for something to happen while everyone else is busting their balls. It's like being a useless spectator in a shitshow, just watching the chaos unfold without lifting a finger.
An example of ''to stand by'':
For example, if your friend’s getting their face punched in at a bar and you’re just standing by, you’re basically saying, “I’m too chicken to help, but I’ll watch the show.”
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.