shawty

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːti/, [ˈʃɔːɾi]

Noun

shawty (plural shawties)

  1. (African-American Vernacular, hip-hop) Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”)
    • 2003, Ebony, page 34:
      These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shawty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment.
    • 2006, Nikki Turner, Chunichi, Roy Glenn, Girls from Da Hood
      Look, I had to pay the shawties that helped me, and after I paid them, yo' cut is thirty-two grand.
    • 2008, Gucci Mane (lyrics and music), “Bachelor Pad”, in The Movie:
      Shawty wanna stay in my bachelor pad / But I'm a bachelor and I'm happy
    • 2009, Marie Antionette, A Girl Named Job
      My first affair was with my shawty, Baby Boy. I called him that because he was the oldest of two siblings, but his Mama treated him like her baby boy!

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