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shorty


shorty

noun \ˈshȯr-tē\
plural short·ies

Definition of SHORTY

: one that is short
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Variants of SHORTY

shorty or short·ie \ˈshȯr-tē\

Examples of SHORTY

  1. when I was just a shorty

First Known Use of SHORTY

1888

Rhymes with SHORTY

forty, sortie, sporty, warty

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