A fork of Rural Dictionary
a word describing something that is positive in nature. Synonyms include: cool, sweet, awesome etc. Derived from Shaft, possibly the coolest motherfucker around.
"How was the movie last night?" "It was so damn shafty! Constant rampage, and explosions!"
A combination of getting shafted and shitty, usually pertaining to a situation that not only sucks, but is clearly unfair.
The fact that I got a C on that midterm when I studied for hours while the moron banging the professor got an A is so fucking shafty.
A derogatory term used when referring to people from Belfast. Derived from the term Belshaft, a slang name for Belfast Often used by culchies and by scousers when referring to people from Belfast who are living in Liverpool.
Those fucking Shafty's stole my bike Ya can't trust a Shafty mate Some Shafty glassed me last night
Someone who is particularly of canadian descent and is a dick to people.
Ex.1 Frankie: Shut up shafty Shafty kid: DONT CALL ME SHAFTY!!! Frankie: Go away shafty Shafty Kid: Dont you mouth off to me or ill slap you RIGHT in the penis Ex.2 Joe: hey look, that kid moved here from canada Bill: Its getting way to shafty out here.
A motorcycle in which a shaft is used to transfer the power to the back wheel (as opposed to chain or belt). The main benefit of shaft drive is low maintenance and high durability; it is thus used on many touring motorcycles. The disadvantages of shaft drive are extra weight, extra complexity, and inability to change final drive gear ratios. Thus, most sports/racing motorcycles use chain drive.
1. Shafties don't wheelie. (Myth)