Definition of given the shaft
given the shaft
- treated unfairly or harshly.
He was given the shaft.
He was shafted.
by JoAnn, Denver, CO, USA, May 21 1999.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- shaft: get the shaft – give (one) the shaft – (show 2 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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