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Vinny, short for Vincent van Gogh, gets nervous and prefers shorter, quieter walks, and Macaroni, named after Fleetwood Mac, makes the stroller a tight squeeze for two cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Eyelid lifts were one of the top five cosmetic surgeries last year; if you hang out in a certain corner of Instagram, you might not be able to escape the term bleph, short for blepharoplasty.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
The army crew named him Little Reg, short for regiment - after the parachute group Petherbridge is a member of.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Trump called his Beijing visit a “G-2,” short for Group of Two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Over the tunic went a coat of stout ring-mail, short for a full-sized orc, too long for Frodo and heavy.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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