shorty

American  

[shawr-tee] / ˈʃɔr ti /

Or shortie

noun

plural

shorties

1. a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).

2. a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed jacket.

3. Slang. Also shawty

   1. a girl or woman.

      We watched the shorties on the dance floor, all lookin' so fine.

   2. a girlfriend or sweetheart.

      Me and my shorty went to that new club over on Ninth last night; what a scene!

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adjective

1. noting a garment designed to be of short length.

   a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas.

Etymology

Origin of shorty

First recorded in 1905–10; short + -y ²

Example Sentences

Lindo would also do comedy, playing off John Travolta and Gene Hackman in “Get Shorty,” and television, including a run on legal drama “The Good Fight.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Movies about Los Angeles that Times readers love but didn’t make our 101 best list include “American Gigolo,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Get Shorty” and — yes — “Crash.”

From Los Angeles Times

The highlight is a beautifully burnished solo by trumpeter Harold “Shorty” Baker.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are other members of the label - such as Frisco, Jammer and Shorty - but "the genius of BBK is the Adenuga family," he explains.

From BBC

Way before “Get Shorty,” I would just come in and everybody would be looking at their menus, and I would just look at the menu right away and just say a half a dozen things and everybody would look at me like, “You’re ordering everything on the menu!”

From Los Angeles Times