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noun
a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
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Origin of short fuse
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby short fuse
Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass, shorthair, shorthaired, short hairs
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British Dictionary definitions for short fuse
short fuse
noun
informal a quick temper
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