shotgun house



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shotgun house

(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. When our whole family goes to stay in my grandmother's shotgun house in New Orleans, it always feels like we're all right on top of one another.
See also: house, shotgun

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MercÉDesz-Hungarian
Marlen (2)-German
Asier-Basque
HervÉ-French
LudolfLOO-dawlf (German)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Kjellfrid-Norwegian