"shawty" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɔːti/, [ˈʃɔːɾi] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shawty.wav [US] Forms: shawties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shawty (plural shawties)
  1. (chiefly African-American Vernacular, hip-hop) Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shorty (extra: young woman, girlfriend)
    Sense id: en-shawty-en-noun-k1VyIH14 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 60 40 Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈʃɔːti/, [ˈʃɔːɾi] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shawty.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} shawty, {{en-pronoun}} shawty
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) she or her. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-shawty-en-pron-tsuEcSlD Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shawty meaning in English (3.7kB)

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