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

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

But there was something so idiosyncratic about the “Get Shorty” character and unpredictable that we’re like, “Oh, if we can tap into that ...” I think it took us a couple seasons to do it, and then it felt like kismet that you sort of came into that meeting like that guy.

From Los Angeles Times

You’d agreed to the show, and you came in like your character from “Get Shorty.”

From Los Angeles Times

And it was “Get Shorty” that really kind of locked in for me.

From Los Angeles Times