Shăn’ty1, a.
a. Gay; showy; jaunty. [Prov. Eng.]
3 entries under this word
a. Gay; showy; jaunty. [Prov. Eng.]
n. [Said to be from Ir. sean, old, and tig, a house.] A mean dwelling; a temporary building or erection; a hut. [Written also shantee.]
To inhabit a shanty. Hammond.