Shotgun

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A shotgun may refer to:

• Shotgun, a firearm
• Shotgun (cannabis), one of a number of terms in the slang of cannabis users
• Shotgun (film), a 1955 B Western starring Sterling Hayden
• "Shotgun", a song by the Canadian alternative rock band Moist
• "Shotgun" (song), recorded by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
• Shotgunning (cold reading), a so-called "psychic" technique
• Riding shotgun, calling for and then being in the passenger seat in a car or other vehicle
• Shotgunning, a method for drinking beer rapidly out of a can by punching a hole in the side of the can near the bottom

It may also refer to:

• Shotgun formation, an offensive formation in American football in which the quarterback receives the snap about five yards/metres behind the center
• Shotgun hill climbing, a type of optimisation algorithm
• Shotgun house, a type of house characterized by a narrow, one-room-wide, rectangular floorplan without halls, the rooms all connecting directly into each other
• Shotgun wedding, a hasty wedding due to unplanned pregnancy
• Shotgun mic, a type of microphone with a long barrel and a narrow acceptance angle
• Shotgun sequencing, a method of sequencing DNA

See also

• WWF Shotgun Saturday Night, a television series
• Shogun, the correct spelling for the Japanese title

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