Phrase guide

shot glass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shot cup, shooter glass, shooter cup

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jigger, pony

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glass, drinking glass

History

Etymology

From shot + glass, in use since at least the 1940s.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gotet — small glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烈酒杯 (lièjiǔbēi) — small glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 子彈杯 /子弹杯 (zǐdànbēi) — small glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小酒杯 (xiǎojiǔbēi) — small glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玻璃杯 (bōlibēi) — small glass
  • Dutch: borrelglas — small glass
  • Dutch: shotglas — small glass
  • Esperanto: glaseto — small glass
  • Estonian: pits — small glass
  • Finnish: ryyppylasi — small glass
  • Finnish: snapsilasi — small glass
  • Finnish: shottilasi — small glass
  • French: verre à liqueur — small glass
  • French: verre à shot — small glass
  • French: verre à alcool fort — small glass
  • German: Schnapsglas — small glass
  • German: Pinnchen — small glass
  • Hungarian: pálinkáspohár — small glass
  • Hungarian: snapszospohár — small glass
  • Hungarian: röviditalos-pohár — small glass
  • Ingrian: pohjapikari — small glass
  • Italian: cicchetto — small glass
  • Japanese: ショットグラス (shottogurasu) — small glass
  • Polish: kieliszek do shotów — small glass
  • Russian: сто́пка (stópka) — small glass
  • Russian: рю́мка (rjúmka) — small glass
  • Slovak: štamperlík — small glass
  • Spanish: vaso de trago corto — small glass
  • Spanish: chupito — small glass
  • Spanish: traste — small glass
  • Swedish: shotglas — small glass
  • Swedish: snapsglas — small glass