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Shawty (//ⓘ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from
African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific
term of endearment. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a
catcall. Since the 1990s,[1] the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in
hip hop tracks from that decade and those from the early 2000s. [2][1]Shawty is a
Southern[3] and
African American variant of shorty,[4] and can also refer to someone of any gender who is shorter in stature compared to a taller person. It is also frequently used to amicably address newcomers, children,[1] and good friends.[3]
In hip hop music
Below is a list of songs which contain the term in the lyrics.
Look up shorty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Look up shawty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Shawty (//ⓘ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from
African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific
term of endearment. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a
catcall. Since the 1990s,[1] the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in
hip hop tracks from that decade and those from the early 2000s. [2][1]Shawty is a
Southern[3] and
African American variant of shorty,[4] and can also refer to someone of any gender who is shorter in stature compared to a taller person. It is also frequently used to amicably address newcomers, children,[1] and good friends.[3]
In hip hop music
Below is a list of songs which contain the term in the lyrics.