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
perky boobs that don’t hang, aka a shelf
“Wow! What kind of bra does she have on?” “oh she just has shelf boobs. they’re just like that they don’t hang. they’re perky.”
The collection of liquor bottles left across a counter, table, shelf, or any other flat surface after a night of hard drinking
Did you see the Trophy Shelf we left after Alex's party?
The crook in your wrist made when you flex your thumb. It allows for a secure place for crack-heads and whack ass bitches to do a line on the fly.
Ellee: Aye you want a line?
Richard: Yeah but I'm not doing one of your crusty butt cheeks, I just take it off the hobo shelf.
Someone who is not quite an alchoholic. A person that drinks daily but has yet to start buying bottom shelf liquor.
Hey you wanna split a liter of Evan Williams? No man your a shelf up I worry about you sometimes.
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”
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."