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Meaning
Noun
●
A roughly-built
hut
or cabin.
●
A
rudimentary
or
improvised
dwelling
, especially one not
legally
owned.
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
An
unlicensed
pub.
●
A
song
a
sailor
sings
, especially in
rhythm
to his work.
Adj
⚠️
In American English:
Living in
shanties
;
poor
,
ill-mannered
and violent.
●
Jaunty; showy.
Verb
●
To
inhabit
a shanty.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
shanty
English
chantez
French
chantier
French
cantherius
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Shack
Speakeasy
Shantey
Chanty
Chantey
Hovel
Sea Shanty
Related
Farmhouse
Slum
Hut
Bungalow
Slums
Town
Mansion
Tenement
Suburbs
Squalid
Dwellers
Thatched
Shack
Ramshackle
Gazebo
Shacks
Farmstead
Towns
Squatter
Suburban
Favela
Log Cabin
Farm House
Tree House
Mobile Home
Beach Hut
Housing Estate
More
Rhymes
Anti
Anty
Ante
Panty
Zante
Banty
Santy
Canty
Shanty
Tranty
Scanty
Auntie
Chianti
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