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• treated unfairly or harshly.

  He was given the shaft.

  He was shafted.

  Last edited on May 21 1999. Submitted by JoAnn from Denver, CO, USA on May 21 1999.

verb - transitive

• to reject or diss someone.

  I gave him the shaft.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by Tommi R. from New York, NY, USA on Sep 22 1998.

• to reject.

  Margaret gave me the shaft for the prom.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by J.T. S. from Fremont, CA, USA on Apr 26 1999.

• to give someone the shaft is to ignore them or not talk to them, also could be refusing to give someone a kiss or putting someone down

  John just gave me the shaft!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.

  Last edited on Nov 04 1999. Submitted by Stacy from Vermont, USA on Nov 04 1999.

• shaft (n.) - crap, nothing; almost always prefaced by "the", ex.: We waited in line for 5 hours, but when we got to the desk we got the shaft.

  Last edited on Apr 04 2002. Submitted by John P. from Provo, UT, USA on Apr 04 2002.

notes

• See also get the shaft.

  Last edited on Jan 31 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 31 2012.