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Born ~1990 · 1 year of recorded use

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▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: FDO by Pooh Shiesty 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Snoop Dogg - Ain't no fun

▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: MUTT by Leon Thomas 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Pooh Shiesty - FDO

▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: Sunshine by Steve Lacy 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Pooh Shiesty - FDO

11PM TONIGHT - SKI-MASK & SHIESTY NIGHT! Come in then mask up for a deep dark #DL #ANON NIGHT! Only at Spa Excess! SpaExcess.com

Big30 & Pooh Shiesty’s father has pleaded not guilty in the alleged robbery and kidnapping case involving Gucci Mane. https://hiphopwired.com/3053235/big30-pooh-shiesty-dad-plead-not-guilty/

#1·Apr 27, 2026US

(AAVE, slang) A black ski mask or balaclava.

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“11PM TONIGHT - SKI-MASK & SHIESTY NIGHT! Come in then mask up for a deep dark #DL #ANON NIGHT! Only at Spa Excess! SpaExcess.com”
via Bluesky

In Shiesty's hometown of Memphis, the ski masks are nicknamed "Shiestys" and one store has gone as far as banning the wearing of them inside of their store. ¶ "Please remove all '''Shiesty's''' before entering," reads the sign on the doo…

Origin: Probably from shyst(er) +‎ -y. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests that the word is a blend of shit +‎ feisty or shicer(“a worthless person”) +‎ feisty.[\[1\]](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shiesty#citenote-1) The noun sense is a reference to the rapper Pooh Shiesty, known for wearing ski masks on stage.[\[2\]](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shiesty#citenote-2)

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“▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: Sunshine by Steve Lacy 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Pooh Shiesty - FDO”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“11PM TONIGHT - SKI-MASK & SHIESTY NIGHT! Come in then mask up for a deep dark #DL #ANON NIGHT! Only at Spa Excess! SpaExcess.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Big30 & Pooh Shiesty’s father has pleaded not guilty in the alleged robbery and kidnapping case involving Gucci Mane. https://hiphopwired.com/3053235/big30-pooh-shiesty-dad-plead-not-guilty/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: FDO by Pooh Shiesty 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Pharcyde - Back in the day”
— Bluesky· May 2026

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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(US, slang) Shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous.

Origin: Probably from . ''Green's Dictionary of Slang'' suggests that the word is a or . The noun sense is a reference to the rapper Pooh Shiesty, known for wearing ski masks on stage. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

For parents

"shiesty" means shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.

For ESL learners

"shiesty" is informal English meaning shifty, untrustworthy, unscrupulous. It is mainly used in North American English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "shifty" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "shiesty" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.

Heard in the wild

“▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: FDO by Pooh Shiesty 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Snoop Dogg - Ain't no fun”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“▶️ #NowPlaying on Hot 21 Radio: MUTT by Leon Thomas 🔥 Tune in now: https://www.hot21radio.com #Hot21Radio #HipHop #RnB #WeTheBestHipHopandRnB Upcoming: Pooh Shiesty - FDO”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“In early 2021, Shiesty released his debut mixtape, _[Shiesty Season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiesty_Season "Shiesty Season")_, which peaked at number three on the [_Billboard_ 200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200 "Billboard 200").”
— Firecrawl: Pooh Shiesty - Wikipedia
“Information from its **[description page there](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiesty.jpg "commons:File:Shiesty.jpg")** is shown below.”
— Firecrawl: File:Shiesty.jpg - Wikipedia
“" [Neighbors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbors_(Pooh_Shiesty_song) "Neighbors (Pooh Shiesty song)")"<br> <br>Released: February 3, 2021<br>4.”
— Firecrawl: Shiesty Season - Wikipedia

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