Definition of shotgun
shotgun 
noun
- the passenger seat in a vehicle. Origin: the American west (i.e. during the 1800s.) The "shotgun" was the person that sat next to the driver of a wagon with a shotgun, watching for trouble. When three or more people are to ride in a car, one of the non-drivers will often "call" shotgun, meaning that they get the privilege of riding in the passenger seat.
I get shotgun!
I get to sit shotgun.
More words meaning: vehicles (related to)
by Austin Wolf, CA, USA, Oct 04 1997 (Edit definition)
verb
- to smoke marijuana by one person inhaling from the source and then blowing the smoke into someone else's mouth. They inhale it and the chain continues. The term can also apply to other forms of smoking (e.g. cigarettes) but this usage is more rare.
More words meaning: to smoke marijuana
by Jon, Washington, DC, USA, Feb 21 1998 (Edit definition)
- to rapidly drink a can of beer by punching a hole in the side of the can near the bottom, putting one's mouth over the hole, then popping the top of the can. Often done with others in competition to see who can finish first.
Did you see Mark shotgun that Beast Light?
More words meaning: to drink alcohol
by Jason, Raleigh, NC, USA, Oct 05 1998 (Edit definition)
- to claim anything, as in "calling shotgun."
I shotgun the last donut!
Shotgun NOT doing dishes tonight!
More words meaning: to smoke a cigarette
by paige, UMD, Greenland, Oct 31 1999 (Edit definition)
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- shotgun: call shotgun – ride shotgun – (show 3 more)
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