A fork of Rural Dictionary
To graciously accept all the indecencies and indignities that your current situation throws at you with a quiet grace and a pleasant smile; all the while patiently digging your way out of that situation with a spoon. Then one day everyone around looks up and notices that you are suddenly not there anymore, having escaped the bounds of your unpleasant environment and escaped to a better place.
"Fuck I hate this job, but I figure I can Shawshank it for a few years until I can move to Costa Rica"
The act of moving a huge amount of material by moving a very small amount in each of a huge number of deliveries.
Rod spilled his bongwater on the landlord's cat so he used his Yugo to shawshank all his shit over to Heather's crib.
The act of enduring something which results in continuous consternation and/or pain of which you have no control over once into it. And, the event does not end until the act is completed or until you find a way to tunnel out and/or crawl through a proverbial 500 yard, shit-laden, drain pipe to free yourself of the event. Reference the movie "Shawshank Redemption".
Shit dude! I got busted for a DUI a week ago and had to shawshank it until I was bailed out by my ex-girlfriend.
Shawshanking is the act of reacting with appalled disbelief because someone hasn't seen a movie that it is considered a classic.
Originated with someone having not seen The Shawshank Redemption, but can be applied to any movie.
"I haven't seen Poltergeist."
"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN POLTERGEIST?!"
"You're Shawshanking me!"
Any movie and/or t.v. Show that you get trapped into watching and can't stop. ie: Shawshanked redemption , band of brothers marathon, half baked, the Bourne identity
Sorry I was late but I got Shawshanked by ForrestGump
The act of aligning your shit splash with other ambient sounds in the bathroom.
"It was so awkward. I had to Shawshank because my boss was pissing right next to me and I didn't want him to hear how big my shit was."