'shwhack
a hard-to-get-through thick mass branches that requires a lot of striking and hitting to be able to pass. I first heard this word at the beginning of this past summer when I went to Alaska More…
shades
metaphorical, slang term for sunglasses because they provide shade for one’s eyes by the utilization of dark lens Shades has been in the English language for awhile, though few people More…
shadied
confused The person could not grasp what was just learned so it was shaded from her knowledge. =After social statistics class a student said, I was shadied out by class. Etymology : a More…
Shady
To have a dark appearance or character; to have evil tendencies The term shady is used to describe a person or place which has a questionable character or appearance. Possible reason used: More…
SHAKE
A disorder of impaired cognition, diminished attention, reduced awareness or an altered consciousness level, combined with disability in walking. =“Coined SHAKE, the condition, which More…
Shakespearist
an element that seems typically Shakespearian Interpretation of intended meaning some aspect fo literature that seems like something Shakespeare would do or has done Presumed reason for More…
Shambolic
In a state of disarray, total mess. Chiefly a British word; I’ve never heard it used in the U.S. It’s just another way of calling something a mess. Formed by blending and More…
Shamu
A unit of time, equal to the lifespan of “Shamu”, the well-known killer whale at Seaworld. Shamu is a unit of time, equal to the lifespan of “Shamu”, the killer More…
shank
to pull someone’s pants down It was coined as a term to quickly describe pulling someone’s pants down. =That guy just shanked me because he thought my pants were already to More…
Shank
to attack, and often defeat, an opponent in a video game, often involving an attack from behind. I’ve been told that shank is a prison term that refers to stabbing someone with a More…
Shank
(Metonymy, Widening, Noun) A homemade knife fashion from any sort of material that could be readily at hand such as a piece of scrap metal. =Knives were probably originally fashioned out of More…
shank (2)
(metaphorical extension) To slack off but continue to succeed; to accomplish through less conventional needs. ="I shanked that assignment, but still got an A." Etymology : From More…
Shanked
the condition of having another person cancel plans on a last minute basis. apparent meaning: to blow somebody off, to break set plans reason used: This word is the byproduct of More…
Shankopotomas
Person playing golf that continues to have bad swings therefore resulting in bad hits. =Way to go shankopotomas, you don’t have a chance at winning. Etymology : The term, More…
shanty
of or pertaining to being dressed down or not dressed for the occasion, though not necessarily always a fancy occasion =Speaker needed a way of addressing a person wearing inappropriate More…
shappens
(blending and clipping) the happening of something unsavory or unexpected =Sometimes shappens and there is nothing we can do about it. I first heard this term used by my high school math More…
shard
to inadvertently expel fecal matter as a result of the passage of gas ="When I was 8 years old I sharded on the stage in my school's Christmas musical." Etymology : More…
shareware
Computer software that is made freely available with the expectation that its users will voluntarily pay a (usually modest) fee. Interpretation of intended meaning Fee-optional software. More…