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shiesty

  • /ˈʃaɪsti/

Where it comes from

Probably from shyst(er) + -y. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests that the word is a blend of shit + feisty or shicer (“a worthless person”) + feisty. The noun sense is a reference to the rapper Pooh Shiesty, known for wearing ski masks on stage.

adjective shiestier · more shiesty · shiestiest · most shiesty · sheisty · shystie

  1. US, slang Shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous. The same sheisty cats that you hang with and do your thang with / Could set you up and wet you up nigga, peep the language

noun shiesties · sheisty · shystie · shysty

  1. slang A black ski mask or balaclava. In Shiesty's hometown of Memphis, the ski masks are nicknamed "Shiestys" and one store has gone as far as banning the wearing of them inside of their store. ¶ "Please remove all Shiesty's^([sic]) before entering," reads the sign on the door of the establishment.
  2. A person that is untrustworthy, selfish, deceitful and in some cases heartless.

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"shiesty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shiesty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{shiesty_2026,
  title = {shiesty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shiesty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}