Standard Lemma guide

shotty

adj · intj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃɒti/
  • General-American: /ˈʃɑti/
  • General-American: [ˈʃɑɾi]
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: shawty (cot–caught merger)
  • homophone: shoddy (cot–caught merger, flapping)
  • rhymes with -ɒti

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

intj

Meaning 2

an interjection used when claiming or reserving something as yours

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A shotgun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, slang

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Buckshot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

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6

verb

Meaning 6

to claim or reserve something as yours

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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History

Etymology

Clipping of shotgun.