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shotty

  • /ˈʃɒti/
  • /ˈʃɑti/ US
  • [ˈʃɑɾi] US

Sounds like shawty (cot–caught merger), shoddy (cot–caught merger, flapping) · Rhymes with -ɒti

Where it comes from

Clipping of shotgun.

noun shotties

  1. countable A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.
  2. countable, slang A shotgun.
  3. slang, uncountable Buckshot.

adjective more shotty · most shotty

  1. of lymph nodes Small, inflamed; the name refers to the resemblance of shotty lymph nodes to buckshot pellets.

verb shotties · shottying · shottied

  1. slang to claim or reserve something as yours

interjection

  1. slang an interjection used when claiming or reserving something as yours

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

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shotty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shotty

Chicago

"shotty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shotty.

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@misc{shotty_2026,
  title = {shotty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shotty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}