shanty: Meaning and Definition of

shan•ty

1. a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.

1. of, pertaining to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
2. of a low economic or social class, esp. when living in a shanty: shanty people.

1. to inhabit a shanty.

shan•ty

1. chantey.