Meanings
nounshot glass (plural shot glasses)
plural shot glasses · alternative shot-glass · alternative shotglass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
Broader
glassdrinking glass
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From shot + glass, in use since at least the 1940s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gotet
- gotetsmall glass
Chinese Mandarin 烈酒杯, 子彈杯 /子弹杯
- 烈酒杯 (lièjiǔbēi)small glass
- 子彈杯 /子弹杯 (zǐdànbēi)small glass
- 小酒杯 (xiǎojiǔbēi)small glass
- 玻璃杯 (bōlibēi)small glass
Dutch borrelglas, shotglas
- borrelglassmall glass
- shotglassmall glass
Esperanto glaseto
- glasetosmall glass
Estonian pits
- pitssmall glass
Finnish ryyppylasi, snapsilasi
- ryyppylasismall glass
- snapsilasismall glass
- shottilasismall glass
French verre à liqueur, verre à shot
- verre à liqueursmall glass
- verre à shotsmall glass
- verre à alcool fortsmall glass
German Schnapsglas, Pinnchen
- Schnapsglassmall glass
- Pinnchensmall glass
- Stampersmall glass
Hungarian pálinkáspohár, snapszospohár
- pálinkáspohársmall glass
- snapszospohársmall glass
- röviditalos-pohársmall glass
Italian cicchetto
- cicchettosmall glass
Japanese ショットグラス
- ショットグラス (shottogurasu)small glass
Polish kieliszek do shotów
- kieliszek do shotówsmall glass
Russian сто́пка, рю́мка
- сто́пка (stópka)small glass
- рю́мка (rjúmka)small glass
Slovak štamperlík
- štamperlíksmall glass
Spanish vaso de trago corto, chupito
- vaso de trago cortosmall glass
- chupitosmall glass
- trastesmall glass
Swedish shotglas, snapsglas
- shotglassmall glass
- snapsglassmall glass
Cite this entry
APA
shot glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20glass
MLA
“shot glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shot glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20glass.
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