short for

Idioms  

1. see for short.

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Example Sentences

His call sign, "IKE", is reputedly short for "I Know Everything", a nod to his three master's degrees in flight test engineering, systems engineering and military operational art and science.

From BBC

Football fans are, of course, wide ranging but to understand those who may be considered extreme we only need to remember 'fan' is short for 'fanatic'.

From BBC

The group’s name is short for their Korean name, Bangtan Sonyeondan, which means bulletproof boy scouts, and is altered in English to “Beyond the Scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Look at trading for a key commodity with a heinous name: RBOB, short for reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.

From Barron's

South Korea still appears to possess elements of Thaad, short for Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense.

From The Wall Street Journal