shorty
Part of speech: noun
adj
pron
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: hobbies
ice-hockey
lifestyle
skating
sports
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Germanic *skertaną
Proto-Germanic *skurtaz
Proto-West Germanic *skurt
Old English sċort
Middle English schort
English short
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English shorty
From short + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: shorties
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: shortie
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: shawtie
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: shawty
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: shortie
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: shawtie
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: shawty
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: shortie
pos: pron
tags: alternative
form: shawtie
pos: pron
tags: alternative
form: shawty
pos: pron
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
informal
sometimes
examples: 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.'
gloss: A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.
pos: noun
tags: informal
gloss: A child.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: "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 …
“Girl when I was just a shorty, some cats from New York came through putting down there work and muscling anybody too weak for the streets, but anyway they shot my oldest brother, who was alright with Ju and them.
gloss: An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: 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?”
Shawty I can see that you got so much energy, / The way you twirling up them hips round and round
"It wasn't that fine ass shorty I saw in the car earlier?" Travis inquired.
gloss: A girlfriend.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: 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
My shorty called my baby moms, I'm in some shit, and all my real gear at shorty crib.
It was my birthday weekend, and one of my shorties decided she wanted to take a playa to Amsterdam to celebrate, we took a sightseeing tour bus and we saw everything there was to see.
I don't give a fuck, what he wants from me, I'll give him anything to get my shorty back, I swear, he better not have hurt or touched my shorty, or I'm a kill 'em when I see'em.
gloss: A short-legged and sleeveless or short-sleeved wetsuit.
pos: noun
examples: However, many buy a wetsuit, because it can be pretty unpleasant to put on a musty hire suit. There are various thickness options, but a good compromise is a 5mm one-piece wetsuit and a 5mm 'shorty' worn over the top. (In warmer climes, use either suit on its own).
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.
gloss: A shorthanded goal.
pos: noun
tags: informal
gloss: Shorter than normal, especially of clothing.
pos: adj
tags: informal
not-comparable
examples: Last seasons long, droopy skirt is being seen to by the scissors turning it into this season's shorty version, still handily teamed with last season/this season/next seasons comfy sloppy Joe. The effect won't just be felt by the very young. While we started off the winter craving a slightly dour and earnest uniform of dark colours, sensible fabrics and long skirts, the shorty skirt signals a renewed lightness and chirpiness.
“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.
gloss: Synonym of she or her, especially of a younger woman.
pos: pron
tags: feminine
nominative
objective
singular
slang
third-person
examples: Bell: Savino didn't tip you off to that bitch?
Wee-Bey: Pshh, wasn't no time for that. He get up out the car, we see him go up the block like we said, right? Pshh, after that, he outa sight, we bring it home like we planned, baby.
Bell: Well, shorty was a cop.
Shorty really killed this 😭
I asked shorty for her name and she said “earn it”
Shorty said
shorty concussed and she said not my problem 😭
Me tryna show shorty I’m just as useful as that toy
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