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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotty

/ˈʃɑti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
shot-ty
IPA
/ˈʃɑti/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.

Countable

noun

A shotgun.

Countable; Slang

noun

Buckshot.

Slang; Uncountable

adj

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

verb

to claim or reserve something as yours

Slang

intj

an interjection used when claiming or reserving something as yours

Slang

Etymology

Clipping of shotgun.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɑti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

shotties (plural) more shotty (comparative) most shotty (superlative) shotties (present, singular) shottying (participle, present) shottied (participle, past) shottied (past)

Homonyms

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

Rhymes With

potty scotty hottie spotty knotty dotty biscotti yachty zloty grotty totty botty

Questions

How do you pronounce shotty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑti/.
What does shotty mean?
A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.
Where does shotty come from?
Clipping of shotgun.

How to pronounce shotty

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