shantey,\ shanty

shantey,\ shanty
Generally decrepit or falling apart. Rotten. Filthy. Run-down.
Can be paired with towne to describe a place that is rotten, filthy, or run-down.

Mike, your muffler is falling off your Miata. That is one shantey automobile.

How long has it been since you cleaned this apartment, Rick? It's become a shantey towne...


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  • shantey,\ shanty — Generally decrepit or falling apart. Rotten. Filthy. Run down. Can be paired with towne to describe a place that is rotten, filthy, or run down. Mike, your muffler is falling off your Miata. That is one shantey automobile. How long has it been… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Shanty — Seemannslied; Matrosenlied * * * Shan|ty 〈[ ʃæ̣ntı] n. 15〉 Seemannslied [<engl. shanty od. shantey; zu frz. chanter „singen“] * * * Shan|ty [ ʃɛnti ], das; s, s [engl. shanty, chantey, zu frz. chanter = singen < lat. cantare]: Seemannslied… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shanty — Shan|ty 〈 [ʃæ̣ntı] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 von Seeleuten gesungenes u. für sie typisches Lied, Seemannslied [Etym.: <engl. shanty, shantey <frz. chanter »singen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • shantey — or shanty variant of chantey * * * /shan tee/, n., pl. shanteys. chantey …   Useful english dictionary

  • chantey — /shan tee, chan /, n., pl. chanteys. a sailors song, esp. one sung in rhythm to work. Also, chanty, shantey, shanty. [1855 60; alter. of F chanter to sing; see CHANT] * * * …   Universalium

  • chant|ey — «SHAN tee, CHAN », noun, plural eys. a song sung by sailors, especially in rhythm with the motions of their work: »May we lift a deep sea chantey such as seamen use at sea? (Rudyard Kipling). Also, chanty, shantey, shanty. ╂[perhaps alteration of …   Useful english dictionary

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