Shawshank

English Etymology A reference to the 1982 novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and its 1994 film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption. Verb To escape, especially by tunneling out or without warning. en Hungry for Your Love: An Anthology of Zombie Romance New York, N.Y. w:St. Martin's Griffin 2009 314 Kilt Kilpatrick Last Times at Ridgemont High w:Lori Perkins https://archive.org/details/hungryforyourlov0000unse/page/314/mode/1up 9780312650797 After endless Shawshanking through the ducts, I came to a grate that offered my first break from the horror show. en 2012 The Holden Age of Hollywood Phil Brody Kid up and disappears, Shawshanks like a fart in the wind. en 2013 Holiday for Two Maggie Robinson, Elyssa Patrick 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. en w:Alex Wheatle Straight Outta Crongton London Atom Books 2017 277 https://archive.org/details/straightouttacro0000whea/page/277/mode/1up 9780349002880 'So your mind's made up?' Elaine said. 'You're Shawshanking out on us?' en 2021 Night's Bliss Mary Hughes And nothing to scrape with, so we're not Shawshanking our way out. To punish (someone) for something that they did not do. en Randi Reisfeld Too Hottie to Handle New York, N.Y. w:Pocket Books 1997 131 https://archive.org/details/toohottietohandl0000reis/page/131/mode/1up 067101160X Jim hadn't, but he did agree to give us more time before he Shawshanked me. en 2015 Buffy: Season Nine Library Edition Volume 3 165 Sorry you got Shawshanked, but it doesn't change anything. en 2017 The Warden M.C. Cerny I could have been honest, said it was all a mistake and that I'd been shawshanked, but that hadn't won me any favors so far. en 2022 The Naked Green Eyes Kathleen Ann Tia 3 It's like going to prison with an innocent conscience: he Shawshanked me real hard; and it was up to me to dig my way out to freedom. To accomplish something by doing a little bit at a time over a long period of time. en 2020· Dancing with Disease Gerry Ugalde I had just given notice at work that I was taking a leave and I wanted to start "Shawshanking" things home en 2022 Save Your Asks Chris Tuff Easy, I shawshaked you. To rape (a man, by a man) as an act of dominance and bullying. en 2022 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You Mamadou Ndiaye 107 This isn't an act of love; he's basically getting Shawshanked by a long-necked bully. Noun A literal or figurative prison. en 2012 No Matter the Cost Vance Brown 174 We all have our Shawshanks. Some of us have broken free. en 2016 The Shawshank Experience Maura Grady, Tony Magistrale 130 the various walls men elect to live behind inside their own self-constructed Shawshanks, laboring under the debilitating belief that they have no other choice than to mirror the quiet desperation of their own experience (or their father's) by living in isolation. en 2017 Catakism Jeff Lazarus Therefore, cat strollers are designed as rolling mini Shawshanks, keeping your kitty locked in, while you get the benefits of a walk. en Pavlo Kazarin A year ago I volunteered as a soldier in the Ukrainian army w:NATO Review https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2023/02/16/a-year-ago-i-volunteered-as-a-soldier-in-the-ukrainian-army/index.html 2023-02-16 We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century. https://web.archive.org/web/20250331231222/https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2023/02/16/a-year-ago-i-volunteered-as-a-soldier-in-the-ukrainian-army/index.html