Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shawty

/ˈʃɔːti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: shaw-ty
IPA: /ˈʃɔːti/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”).

pron

she or her.

Slang

Example Sentences

"These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shawty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment."
"Look, I had to pay the shawties that helped me, and after I paid them, yo' cut is thirty-two grand."
"Shawty wanna stay in my bachelor pad / But I'm a bachelor and I'm happy"
"2009, Marie Antionette, A Girl Named Job My first affair was with my shawty, Baby Boy. I called him that because he was the oldest of two siblings, but his Mama treated him like her baby boy!"
"Shawty bad."
"Shawty go joggin' every mornin'"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

shawties (plural)

Homonyms

shotty (cot–caught merger) shoddy (cot–caught merger, flapping)

Questions

How do you pronounce shawty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɔːti/.
What does shawty mean?: Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”).

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