A fork of Rural Dictionary
Getting the bad part of a bargain. It comes from the song: "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" written by Jerry Reed. SNIPPET: She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine) I got the shaft (I got the shaft) They split it right down the middle And then they give her the better half Well, it all sounds sorta funny But it hurts too much to laugh She got the goldmine, I got the shaft
Why'd you make that trade, you got the shaft!