variants or shortie
plural shorties
: one that is short

Example Sentences

when I was just a shorty
Recent Examples on the Web On Nosek’s spectacular shorty, the Bruins took advantage of a Patrick Kane giveaway. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023 Ducks end an 0-9 shooting slump to start the third on a shorty by Kyei. oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023 Brkic then went on to miss a shorty in the 4th quarter, a 31-yarder that went well left and allowed Tulane to hang around for a little while longer. R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shorty was in 1888

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“Shorty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorty. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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