SHORTY Definition & Meaning

shorty

or ��ǰ��·��

[ shawr-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural shorties.

a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed jacket.
Also ��󲹷�·�ٲ� []. Slang.
1. a girl or woman:
  We watched the shorties on the dance floor, all lookin' so fine.
2. a girlfriend or sweetheart:
  Me and my shorty went to that new club over on Ninth last night; what a scene!

adjective

noting a garment designed to be of short length:
a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of shorty¹

First recorded in 1905–10; short + -y ²

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Or shorty was going crazy, and she had the fire fit on.

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Shorty before Harris appeared at the gathering, the group’s leader had women speak about meaningful moments during their lunchtime conversations.

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Scotland got on the board with a penalty from player of the match Helen Nelson and looked to have taken the lead shorty after from a five metre lineout.

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In Get Shorty, Hackman starred alongside Travolta, who plays a Miami mobster sent to collect a debt.

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So too did actors who showed up not knowing their lines - notably John Travolta, who Hackman clashed with on the set of 1995 film Get Shorty, which Sonnenfeld directed.

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short-winded Shosholoza

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