shorty

[ shawr-tee ]

/ ˈʃɔr ti /

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

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

Also shaw·ty

[shaw-tee] /ˈʃɔ ti/. Slang.

a girl or woman: We watched the shorties on the dance floor, all lookin' so fine.
a girlfriend or sweetheart: Me and my shorty went to that new club over on Ninth last night; what a scene!

noting a garment designed to be of short length: a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas.

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First recorded in 1905–10; short + -y²

Not yet 30, Shorty has a driving charisma and tone to beat the band.
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Get Shorty Farina proves how unsettling and chilling an actor can be while simultaneously being, well, hilarious.
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His nickname is El Chapo, which is Spanish slang for “shorty.”
Never Mind El Chapo: Chicago’s Real Public Enemy No. 1 Is the Shorties|Michael Daly|February 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
More frequently, you find the smirk in comedies, like the sendup of Hollywood nihilism in Get Shorty.
In Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden Perfects Art of the Smirk|Lee Siegel|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Voight shot back, calling Goldberg “shorty” and asking: “What are you talking about?!”
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Shorty, I'm gonta make up to Mrs. Shafton an' see what I can get out of her.
The City of Fire|Grace Livingston Hill
Before I had left him I had warned him that with Shorty in the village he knew not the hour he might be robbed.
A Woman's Burden|Fergus Hume
Shorty stopped a spoonful of soup halfway to his mouth, as if he were waiting to have a still picture of himself taken.
Steve Yeager|William MacLeod Raine
"I don't know as we ought to have anything to do with this, Shorty," said Si dubiously.
Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6)|John McElroy
"Well, I don't know about that," said Shorty more hopefully.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy