Shawshanked

Verb

Shawshank (third-person singular simple present Shawshanks, present participle Shawshanking, simple past and past participle Shawshanked)

1. To escape, especially by tunneling out or without warning.
   • After endless Shawshanking through the ducts, I came to a grate that offered my first break from the horror show.2009, Kilt Kilpatrick, “Last Times at Ridgemont High”, in Lori Perkins, editor, Hungry for Your Love: An Anthology of Zombie Romance, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 314
2. To punish (someone) for something that they did not do.
   • Jim hadn't, but he did agree to give us more time before he Shawshanked me.1997, Randi Reisfeld, Too Hottie to Handle, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 131
3. To accomplish something by doing a little bit at a time over a long period of time.
   • I had just given notice at work that I was taking a leave and I wanted to start "Shawshanking" things home2020·, Gerry Ugalde, Dancing with Disease
4. To rape (a man, by a man) as an act of dominance and bullying.
   • This isn't an act of love; he's basically getting Shawshanked by a long-necked bully.2022, Mamadou Ndiaye, 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You, page 107

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