Meaning of shotta | Babel Free

Definitions

An armed gangster.

Jamaica, slang

Examples

“For example, a shotta from one street in the community had "cut up" another youth from their own avenue.”

“They go on an ID parade [a police lineup], and nobody identified them as being a shotta, so everything's clear. But we still baffi be careful.”

“Shottas may act as independent gunmen or may be under the rule of particular dons.”

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