shorty

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Something or someone that is shorter than normal.

   • A rock fishing expedition doesn't involve a lot of paraphernalia. Mick had brought his short rod with the overhead style, egg-beater reel they use off boats. 'The shorty's good for the fight.'
2. 2

   A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.

3. 3

   A child.

   • "I think we loved 'The Bridge Is Over' more than anybody else," says Nas, who was just a shorty when he first heard the opening shot.
   • Like one day when I was just a shorty my mother was drinking a beer and a policeman told her to pour it out. He was way too little to be saying that to my mother. No way I was going to let him put handcuffs on her.
   • Ever since they introduced the world to Patrick Ewing and Michael Graham, Georgetown has been the Black school of choice for every shorty …
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   1. 4

      An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.

      • I guarantee, shorty, it's real, baby, stick it out / [...] / You talk a good one, shorty, now you're makin' me sweat
      • But seeing my boy on the cover of your magazine with three fine shorties made me think twice about the assumptions I've made.
      • “Yo, man,” Vincent looked up at Sharif. “How is it that you always have the fine shorties hanging out at your crib?”
   2. 5

      A girlfriend.

      • These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shorty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment.
      • Demarco said pulling down his cap “Yeah, that's what I be hearing, my shorty told me how Shelly be bragging about the time ya'll had.”
      • I should be playin' in the winter snow, but I'ma be under the mistletoe / With you, shawty with you
   3. 6

      A short-legged and sleeveless or short-sleeved wetsuit.

      • Our instructors, Ryan and Shannon, offered us hot coffee to warm up, and a variety of wetsuit options to settle the attire issue. Carlos chose his own full suit. I grabbed my spring shorty with long sleeves.
      • Now that it’s below 9C I’m layering a shorty wetsuit over a long-sleeve swimsuit, with neoprene socks and gloves.
   4. 7

      A shorthanded goal.

   5. 8

      Shorter than normal, especially of clothing.

      • “It’s a shorty wrap— 2.6, which means it’s 2.6 meters,” she [Lesley Doyle] said. “We kind of geek out over this stuff.”
      • Reviewers often mention that Hunters, specifically the tall boots, don’t fit their calves—and that’s why we’d choose the shorty version, which is short enough that this problem doesn’t crop up.
   6. 9

      Synonym of she or her, especially of a younger woman.

      • Shorty really killed this 😭
      • I asked shorty for her name and she said “earn it”
   7. 10

      A nickname for a short person or (ironic, humorous) a tall person.

      • "When I was in the army in forty-three, / A guy named Shorty stole my wife from me."

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