shawshank
/ʃˈɔʃˌænk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To escape, especially by tunneling out or without warning.
verb
To accomplish something by doing a little bit at a time over a long period of time.
noun
A literal or figurative prison.
Example Sentences
- "After endless Shawshanking through the ducts, I came to a grate that offered my first break from the horror show."
- "Kid up and disappears, Shawshanks like a fart in the wind."
- "It was like everything in him had been set free. Like the secret part of himself—the one he kept hidden and didn't let out so he could remain safe and intact—had Shawshanked itself and wasn't going to let it be captured again."
- "'So your mind's made up?' Elaine said. 'You're Shawshanking out on us?'"
- "And nothing to scrape with, so we're not Shawshanking our way out."
- "Jim hadn't, but he did agree to give us more time before he Shawshanked me."
Etymology
A reference to the 1982 novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and its 1994 film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption.