short for

Idioms  

1. see for short.

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Example Sentences

So-called Kei cars - short for kei-jidōsha, literally "light vehicle" - became popular in Japan after World War Two as an economical means of transport in its crowded cities.

From BBC

Appeared in the January 13, 2026, print edition as 'Life Is Too Short for Frequent-Flyer Miles'.

From The Wall Street Journal

CES, short for the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual tech get-together in Las Vegas, appeared to catalyze those moves as it spotlighted AI-trained self-driving cars.

From Barron's

This source became known as Fomalhaut cs1, short for circumstellar source 1.

From Science Daily

The twins were too short for all but the kiddie waterslides.

From The Wall Street Journal