i've always heard in movies "I CALL SHOTGUN!!", but what does it really mean? and where did it come from?
2007-07-13 10:44:19 · 3 answers · asked by maur ♥ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Yelling, "I got shotgun!!" means you get dibs on the front passenger seat.
It comes from old West where they had stagecoaches. The driver had a guard that sat up on top of the stage next to him. Typically, the guard carried a shotgun.
And that is where the phrase came from, and what it means.
2007-07-13 10:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the old west, the man who sat next to the driver of the stagecoach always carried a shotgun (or a rifle) to defend against Indians or robbers.
2007-07-13 17:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Darnit, he already told you.
2007-07-13 17:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋