short hairs

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. pubic hair.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short hairs¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

A sinking economy, like an anchor on their short hairs, forced the men who own and operate heavy-duty diesel rigs to remember the simple circuitry of their machines: If you turn the key to off, a truck won’t move.

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The knobs on our dressers were whittled down to damp stumps, and our beds were matted with fine, short hairs.

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“Is your mother’s car out in the driveway? This is important, Mary Anne because Ben may be in bad trouble if he goes out there. I just called Arrabelle and she said the Pettus boys have more guns than I have short hairs. Now, you’ve got to tell me if Ben went to Toomer’s.”

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If I put my hair up, he tries to go for the small short hairs at the nape of my neck, which moves from annoying to painful.

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Poor Michael Flynn, they twisted these people, they got them in the perjury trap, they had them by the short hairs, got them to cooperate, and guess what?

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