An attractive individual whom you can show off proudly, aka "put them on a shelf" and display them.
Similar terms include 'arm candy' and 'trophy husband/wife'.
"Damn our new coworker is hot."
"Yeah, that's some prime shelf material right there."
The area around someone’s neck, below the collar bone area but above the chest. Often popular with most foreplay scenarios.
“I was hookin up with this girl from the county fair last night and when it got frisky I realized her sugar shelf smelled like mustard”
When you acquire info that conflicts with your integrity, but don’t want to leave the cult, so you put it on your “shelf” to worry about later. As you start adding more shelf items until it ultimately collapses, then you decide to just “fuck it” and leave the cult.
How the Church treats women was a major shelf item for me. Their treatment of LGBT individuals caused my shelf to break.
the amount of time you will have to do in jail if you violate probation or parole
I can't get as much as a speeding ticket, i've got 5 years on the shelf
A damn fine booty. One that is phat, yet defies gravity. Kabooty.
Damn, I want to place my goods on that Jiggle Shelf.
large hood rat, snoop doggy dogg video hoe-in' azzzzz
Tyrone, ya ho' Cassandra got a Knick-Knack shelf! Jizzamm!
A Psychological Weapon Used By Parents To Persuade Their Children To Be On Their Best Behavior.
Used Primarily Around The Holidays To Encourage Kids To Mind Their Manners And Be Respectful.
A Cultural Technique Used By People From New Bedford Massachusetts Since 1973.
" New England Mother's Need Only One Babysitter, The Belt On The Shelf. "