ing. The shot was canceled because of
the weather. This shot, like the last, was
a total failure. 4. n. a small or quickly
drunk drink of liquor, usually whiskey.
Here, have a shot of this stuff. He
stopped at every bar on the strip for a quick
shot. 5. n. an injection of drugs. Just
one shot of that stuff and you’re hooked for
life. A shot of skag put the poor guy
straight for a while. 6. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. They are a little noisy, I guess,
but after all they are shot, you know, plas-
tered. I am half shot now. I’ll quit be-
fore I’m shot.shot-awayGo to shot-up.
shot down 1. mod. demolished; destroyed.
Her idea was shot down after all her
work. I felt shot down, even though I
was sure of what I was getting into. 2.
mod. rejected by a young woman.
Tiffany is a cruel chick. I was shot down
from day one. Fred’s shot down, thanks
to his best girl. He’ll get over it.
shotgun 1. mod. broad; general. It was
a shotgun attempt to include everyone.
A shotgun approach to a problem like this
is useless. You must get specific. 2. exclam.
<a phrase called out by someone who
claims the privilege of riding in a car’s
passenger seat.> (Usually Shotgun!)
“Shotgun!” cried Jimmy, heading for the
car. Whoever yelled “shotgun” has to sit
holding the cake all the way.
shotgun weddingn. a forced wedding,
presumably because the bride is preg-
nant. It was a shotgun wedding, but
they sure are in love. I thought shotgun
weddings went out with feuds and things
like that.
shot in the arm 1. n. a drink of liquor.
I could use a little shot in the arm. How
about a little shot in the arm, bartender?
- n. an injection of narcotics. (The same
as bang in the arm.) You might say that
I really needed this shot in the arm. It’s
nothing. Just a little shot in the arm. 3. n.
a boost or act of encouragement. The
pep talk was a real shot in the arm for all
the guys. The good test grade was a shot
in the arm for Gary.
shot in the darkn. a very general attempt;
a wild guess. It was just a shot in the
dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct.
Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark
may win.
shot in the neck 1. n. a drink of straight
whiskey. Wally took a little shot in the
neck before heading out into the cold.
A shot in the neck was just what was
needed. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
He’s shot in the neck, but he’s not bleed-
ing. What’s wrong with Harry is that
he’s shot in the neck every day by supper.
shot to hellmod. ruined; decimated. (An
elaboration ofshot.) This thing is shot
to hell. Let’s get a new one. My car is
shot to hell.
shot to the curbmod. without money or
a place to live; living in the gutter; down
and out. I’m totally out of bills, man.
Shot to the curb.
shot-up 1. and shot-awaymod. alcohol
or drug intoxicated. Well, you see, he’s
shot-up and can’t come to the phone.
How can anybody get so shot-away in so
little time? 2. mod. severely injured by
gunshots. Tom got himself shot-up in
a hunting accident. He was pretty badly
shot-up in the police action.
shouldn’t happen to a dogin. describes
something that is so bad that no creature
deserves it. Poor guy. That shouldn’t
happen to a dog. This cold I got
shouldn’t happen to a dog.
shoutn. an exclamation point. (See also
screamer; shriek.) Put a shout at the
end of the line. Make this dull story more
sexy. This gal uses shouts like they were
salt and pepper.
shovetv. to pass counterfeit money. (Un-
derworld.) She got sent up for three
years for shoving funny-money. He got
away with shoving the stuff for months be-
fore they got onto him.
shove offGo to push off.
show and telln. a session where objects
are presented and described. (Essentially
a kindergarten or grade school activity.)
It was a short lecture with lots of showshot-away