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shotty

shotty

1 9.9
A slang word for a shotgun
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɑti/
  • Slang
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  • He carried his shotty for protection while exploring the abandoned buildings.

Examples

  • Anyone got a line on that wild boy who likes to pop the shotty?

    Orcs! (2011)

  • I'll pull out my motherfuckin' shotty.

    Waiting... (2005)

  • You've got your Tec-9 and your rifle... and I've got my shotty and my.223 on my back.

    Elephant (2003)

  • I'll make him double up in the middle like a tummy tuck / The shotty'll blow his guts out, that's a stomach pump... - Stomach pump.

    Bodied (2018)

  • And the shotty'll blow his guts out, that's a stomach pump / And your girl's memory foam mattress remembers that she's a fuckin' slut!

    Bodied (2018)

  • During the training exercise, each soldier was required to practice firing their shotty effectively.

  • In action movies, the hero often wields a powerful shotty during intense shootouts.

Synonyms

scattergun
vsshotty
1 7.1

A short-range gun that fires many small pellets

is an informal slang term for the same firearm rather than a technical name

Surface Forms

shotty singular
shotties plural

Morphology

shotty = shotgun (transparent) = shotgun + y

Colloquial shortening and affectionate/diminutive suffixing of 'shotgun' to mean the firearm directly.

Etymology

Shotty as a noun is a short, friendly form of shotgun, made by adding '-y' like in doggy to make a name smaller. So shotty is a casual word for a 'shotgun'.