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...
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
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
