Definition of a 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.

To travel as an armed guard next to a vehicle's driver. Latterly, chiefly in America is to travel in a car's front passenger seat.
I get shotgun!
I get to sit shotgun.
- See more words with the same meaning: vehicles (related to).
Last edited on Nov 14 2012. Submitted by Austin Wolf from CA, USA on Oct 04 1997.

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.

In Canada the procedure is such that the person puts the lit end of the joint into their mouth, and blows smoke backwards through the joint, thus producing a steady stream of dense smoke into the lungs of another.
- See more words with the same meaning: to smoke marijuana.
Last edited on Jan 10 2012. Submitted by Jon from Washington, DC, USA on Feb 21 1998.
to rapidly drink (usually 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?

Citation from "Irregarding Steve", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 8 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: to drink alcohol.
Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Jason from Raleigh, NC, USA on Oct 05 1998.
to claim anything, as in "calling shotgun."
I shotgun the last donut!
Shotgun NOT doing dishes tonight!
- See more words with the same meaning: to claim.
Last edited on Oct 02 2009. Submitted by paige from UMD, Greenland on Oct 31 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'to claim':
call	Definitions include: to claim ownership, at least temporarily.
call shotgun	Definitions include: to claim the (front) seat next to the driver in an automobile.
high hosey	Definitions include: to lay claim to.
fives	Definitions include: rights to a sitting space recently vacated, that one intends on occupying again in the near future. One "calls fives" to claim, for example, a spot on a sofa when one gets up to use the bathroom. Anyone is permitted to sit in the seat during the person's absence, but must give it up immediately when that person returns. One would say, "I've got fives" while getting up from a seat.
Other terms relating to 'to drink alcohol':
piss	Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer".
spike	Definitions include: to secretly put alcohol in a non-alcoholic beverage.
beer belly	Definitions include: a large stomach caused by drinking lots of beer.
get slizzard	Definitions include: to become slizzard.
rage	Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion.
on the piss	Definitions include: drinking alcohol.
crossfade	Definitions include: to be under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol.
double fist	Definitions include: to hold two alcoholic drinks, one in each hand.
pull on	Definitions include: to drink alcohol from a container.
on the grog	Definitions include: drinking.
binge drink	Definitions include: to drink a great amount of alcohol in a single setting, rather than to drink less but over a longer period of time.
get (one's) swerve on	Definitions include: to do something well in one's own way or in a unique manner, usually involving members of the opposite sex.
boot and rally	Definitions include: to vomit ("boot") due to over-consumption of alcohol, and then continue partying ("rally.")
act	Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.
bar hop	Definitions include: to visit several bars during a single outing.
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Other terms relating to 'to smoke marijuana':
torch up	Definitions include: To smoke marijuana
dirp	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
ent	Definitions include: a marijuana smoker.
smoke pot	Definitions include: to smoke pot.
pull bong	Definitions include: verb to smoke marijuana.
4:20	Definitions include: a widely used "official" time to smoke marijuana.
chief	Definitions include: sarcastic term for someone who thinks they have superiority over you but does not.
spark	Definitions include: to set fire to.
bun	Definitions include: to be on the giving end of anal sex.
toke up	Definitions include: to smoke; most commonly used to indicate the use of marijuana.
get right	Definitions include: to get high.
bug out	Definitions include: to get high.
choke	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
green	Definitions include: in agreement.
toke	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
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Other terms relating to 'vehicles (related to)':
twankie-fo's	Definitions include: wheel rims that are 24 inches in diameter.
tranny	Definitions include: "transmission".
wrench	Definitions include: a mechanic, originally on motorcycles, but now any kind of repairman.
*sit btch**	Definitions include: to sit in the middle seat in the front or back of a vehicle ("bitch").
hot-wire	Definitions include: to start a motor vehicle without keys.
road trip	Definitions include: a trip taken in a motor vehicle.
outie	Definitions include: leaving, often quickly.
burn rubber	Definitions include: to accelerate quickly in an automobile, such that the tires don't get traction with the ground and spin freely.
ground effects	Definitions include: lighting underneath the body of a car, which shines on the ground.
dubs	Definitions include: wheel rims that are 20 inches in diameter.
hypermile	Definitions include: to attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques.
ride shotgun	Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle.
total	Definitions include: to wreck a vehicle such that repairs would cost more than the value of the (unwrecked) vehicle.
sled	Definitions include: any automobile.
*suburban ssault vehicle**	Definitions include: pejorative term for an SUV ("suburban utility vehicle".)
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Other terms relating to 'shotgun':
call shotgun	Definitions include: to claim the (front) seat next to the driver in an automobile.
ride shotgun	Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle.
shotgun approach	Definitions include: to solve a task using inaccurate techniques.
Shotgun Joe	Definitions include: This is the nickname of Vice President Joseph Biden, due to his advocacy for shotguns, in home defense.
shotgun wedding	Definitions include: Used in South African slang to describe a wedding where the woman is pregnant.
sit shotgun	Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle.