shanty

Plural: shanties

Noun

• A small, often poorly constructed, dwelling.
• small crude shelter used as a dwelling
• a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
• A roughly-built hut or cabin.
• A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
• An unlicensed pub.
• A song sailors sing, especially in rhythm to work, to help coordinate hauling (pulling) at the same time, or to set the pace for continuous activities.

Adj

• Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.
• Jaunty; showy.

Verb

• To inhabit a shanty.

Examples

• His first three-letter word felt like a humble SHANTY compared to his opponent’s mansion of points.
• That neighborhood is full of shanty Irishmen.

Synonyms

chantey, chanty, hovel, hut, hutch, sea chantey, shack, sea shanty, speakeasy

Anagrams of shanty