shortie
Britishnoun
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informal
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a person or thing that is extremely short
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( as modifier )
a shortie nightdress
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a Scot name for shortbread
Example Sentences
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“I think we came out flying in the first period. I thought we played a decent period. The shortie could have killed us, a soft play,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023
You may think they are taking the biscuit but scientists in Cardiff tested the Hobnob-style, digestive, shortie and rich tea in a biscuit comparative study.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022
A shortie refers to a system that is short-lived and relatively weak.
From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2021
The yellow shortie coat with the lopsided hem I crafted when I was 12?
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013
She pulled out the box of Con Brios, a smaller package of Van Raalte gloves, and another containing her fawn-trimmed-in-sea- foam shortie nightgown.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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