noun Street Slang

Shotgun

SHOT-gun · noun · nola

Narrow NOLA row house with rooms strung in a single line, no hallway.

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Definitions

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A skinny one-story house, one room wide, with every room opening straight into the next — no hallway, front door to back door in a straight line. Defining NOLA housing stock. The legend goes you could fire a shotgun through the front door and the buckshot would sail clean out the back. Singles, doubles (two units side by side), and camelbacks (with a second-floor add-on at the rear) are all variations on the same DNA.

“She rents a shotgun double on Magazine — two bedrooms, no hallway, neighbours on the other side of the wall.”
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An offensive formation in which the quarterback takes the snap standing a few yards behind the center rather than directly under him.

“They came out in the shotgun to give the QB more time to read the defense.”
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Shotgun In A Sentence

She rents a shotgun double on Magazine — two bedrooms, no hallway, neighbours on the other side of the wall.

Origin & Usage

American football; likened to the spread pattern of a shotgun blast of receivers.

Variants shotgun houseshotgun shackshotgun double
Tags #nola#architecture#housing#new-orleans#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What is the shotgun formation in football?

It's an offensive setup where the quarterback lines up about five yards behind the center and takes a long snap, rather than standing directly under center.

Why do teams use the shotgun?

It gives the quarterback a head start on seeing the defense and extra time to throw, which is why it's common on passing downs.

Who invented the shotgun formation?

It's widely credited to San Francisco 49ers coach Red Hickey in 1960, though the spread concept has older roots.

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