shotty

English

Etymology

Clipping of shotgun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɒti/
    Rhymes: -ɒti

Noun

shotty (countable and uncountable, plural shotties)

  1. (countable) A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.
  2. (slang, countable) A shotgun.
  3. (slang, uncountable) buckshot

Adjective

shotty (comparative more shotty, superlative most shotty)

  1. (of lymph nodes) small, inflamed[1]; name refers to the resemblance of shotty lymph nodes to buckshot pellets [2].

References
  1. “Lymphatic system”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Lymphomation.org, accessed 2019-01-22
  2. “Lymph Node Exam”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Stanford Medicine, accessed 2019-01-22
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