Shiesty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃaɪsti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Shiesty is an adjective meaning (US, slang) Shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.
Meaning
(US, slang) Shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.
More Meanings
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A black ski mask or balaclava.
Example Sentences
The same sheisty cats that you hang with and do your thang with / Could set you up and wet you up nigga, peep the language
Muddah had been smart to warn me to flip my bank. My baby had never trusted his ass. I knew she would die before she let this shiesty niggah get his grimy fingers on a single dime of my money.
In Shiesty's hometown of Memphis, the ski masks are nicknamed "Shiestys" and one store has gone as far as banning the wearing of them inside of their store. ¶ "Please remove all Shiesty's^([sic]) before entering," reads the sign on the door of the establishment.
Clearly, there is a lot of support for a ski mask ban. "If I see a guy with a Shiesty, I assume he's got a gun," David Fisher, president of the National Black Police Association, Greater Philadelphia chapter, an advocacy organization for Black officers, told me recently.
Word Forms
- shiestier
- shiestiest
- shiesties
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shifty, shady, shifty-eyed, shysterish, scuzzy, trifling.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.