shotgun shack
English
Noun
shotgun shack (plural shotgun shacks)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.
- 1980, Talking Heads (band), Once in a Lifetime (song)
- And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world.
- And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
- 2004: Familiar in working-class neighborhoods all over the South, the “shotgun” name reflects the fact a bullet fired at the front door could pass right out the back door, travelling the full length of the narrow house without ever encountering any obstructions. — Duncan Spencer in The Hill, November 8, 2004
- 1980, Talking Heads (band), Once in a Lifetime (song)
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