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.
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) blacked out to resolve 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': | |
| Definitions include: to claim ownership, at least temporarily. | |
| Definitions include: to claim the (front) seat next to the driver in an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: to lay claim to. | |
| 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': | |
| Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous. | |
| Definitions include: Consuming excessive amounts of Alcohol and or Drugs | |
| Definitions include: to be under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit ("boot") due to over-consumption of alcohol, and then continue partying ("rally.") | |
| Definitions include: alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: to have a respectable alcohol tolerance. | |
| Definitions include: not abstaining from alcohol, usually after a period of sobriety. | |
| Definitions include: a large stomach caused by drinking lots of beer. | |
| Definitions include: to do something well in one's own way or in a unique manner, usually involving members of the opposite sex. | |
| Definitions include: fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to become slizzard. | |
| Definitions include: an event in which a group visits many drinking establishments, usually as a pre-planned activity. | |
| 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. | |
| Definitions include: to get drunk. | |
| Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion. | |
Other terms relating to 'to smoke marijuana': | |
| Definitions include: To smoke marijuana | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: a marijuana smoker. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke pot. | |
| Definitions include: verb to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: a widely used "official" time to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: Sarcastic term for someone who thinks they have superiority over you but does not. | |
| Definitions include: to set fire to. | |
| Definitions include: to be on the giving end of anal sex. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke; most commonly used to indicate the use of marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to get high. | |
| Definitions include: to get high. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: in agreement. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
Other terms relating to 'vehicles (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: a person who lives in a rural area. | |
| Definitions include: wheel rims that are 20 inches in diameter. | |
| Definitions include: a person who must travel in the trunk of a car because there are no seats left. "Trunky monkies" sometimes get this punishment because of poor behavior. | |
| Definitions include: to accelerate quickly in an automobile, such that the tires don't get traction with the ground and spin freely. | |
| Definitions include: car wheels. | |
| Definitions include: a $20 bag of marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: wheel rims that are 24 inches in diameter. | |
| Definitions include: the "pink slip" of a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: the seat behind the passenger seat in a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: leaving, often quickly. | |
| Definitions include: feces stains on underwear. | |
| Definitions include: the gear stick in an automatic vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical automobile component used in jokes. | |
| Definitions include: lighting underneath the body of a car, which shines on the ground. | |
| Definitions include: pejorative term for an SUV ("suburban utility vehicle".) | |
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Other terms relating to 'shotgun': | |
| Definitions include: to claim the (front) seat next to the driver in an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to solve a task using inaccurate techniques. | |
| Definitions include: Used in South African slang to describe a wedding where the woman is pregnant. | |
| Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle. | |
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