Definition of shaft
shaft 
noun
- A penis.
Wow, he's got a big shaft.
- See more words with the same meaning: penis.
Originally submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 22 1999. (Edit this definition.)
verb - transitive
- to steal.
He shafted my pen.
- See more words with the same meaning: to steal.
Originally submitted by Jacki S. from Kimball, MN, USA on Mar 11 1998. (Edit this definition.)
- to take advantage of; "screw"; "con".
Steve got shafted by his teacher.
- See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.
Originally submitted by Jonathan H. from Seekonk, MA, USA on May 31 1998. (Edit this definition.)
- to reject or insult someone.
I got shafted last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
- See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.
Originally submitted by Tommi R. from New York, NY, USA on Sep 22 1998. (Edit this definition.)
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- shaft
- get the shaft - See also give the shaft.
- give the shaft - treated unfairly or harshly.
- love shaft - penis.
Slang terms with the same meaning
- penis
- 100% all-beef thermometer - Definitions include: a penis.
- ABD - Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation".
- Alabama black snake - Definitions include: a penis.
- anaconda - Definitions include: a penis.
- anal impaler - Definitions include: a penis.
- baby arm - Definitions include: penis.
- baby maker - Definitions include: a penis.
- bald-headed yogurt slinger - Definitions include: a penis.
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- to reject, ignore
- 86 - Definitions include: to be cut off from contact.
- blow off - Definitions include: Person who is irresponsible and a procrastinator.
- bounce - Definitions include: to leave.
- brush off - Definitions include: an instance of being ignored or quickly dismissed.
- bump that - Definitions include: it means to ignore, let go or pay him/her no attention.
- cat off - Definitions include: Doing something out of the ordinary or stupid.
- cut somebody dead - Definitions include: to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them.
- give the elbow - Definitions include: to reject.
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- to insult, complain, criticize
- backhanded compliment - Definitions include: a "compliment" with a buried insult.
- bag - Definitions include: The "one's thing" meaning was re-popularized by the Austin Powers movies.
- bag on - Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
- bake - Definitions include: to flatulate.
- bitch - Definitions include: an acronym has been invented for "bitch," far after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
- bitch out - Definitions include: to not do something out of fear; CHICKEN OUT.
- blaze - Definitions include: an extremely attractive person.
- bust (one's) chops - Definitions include: to criticize.
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- to take advantage of, cheat, trick
- bag bitch - Definitions include: a female who is in a relationship only for illegal powdered drugs (e.g. cocaine,) which is often stored in a small bag.
- bamboozle - Definitions include: to deceive using underhanded methods; "dupe"; "hoodwink".
- bend over - Definitions include: a command (usually given by objects) implying that one is about to be taken advantage of, be in a bad situation, or fail miserably.
- bent - Definitions include: greatly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- bob - Definitions include: acronym for "bend over buddy."
- bog - Definitions include: a fraud job.
- bog log - Definitions include: a "cheat sheet."
- BOHICA - Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again." A warning that one is about to be in a bad situation or one is about to be taken advantage of.
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- to steal
- bang - Definitions include: an exclamation point.
- Bogart - Definitions include: The band Fraternity of Man has a song called "Don't Bogart Me," circa the late 1960s.
- boost - Definitions include: to steal, especially a car.
- boot-leg - Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
- brody - Definitions include: verb. to take something from someone in front of them.
- cabbage - Definitions include: verb; to steal with, or without, the victim's knowledge.
- carp - Definitions include: to complain or criticize.
- chave - Definitions include: to steal.
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