vertically challenged

adjective

Facetious.

1. short in stature.

Example Sentences

One vertically challenged bandit can be seen on security video hopping up and down, desperate to reach the most valuable Lego boxes stored on the top shelf — like fine Scotch.

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“That’s because your mother is, um—vertically challenged.”

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When told before Friday’s Rising Stars event that he was a hero for the undersized, Alvarado had a message for others who consider themselves vertically challenged.

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“Sometimes, when you’re vertically challenged, you got to wear Prada.”

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Y.Y. called this a matter of “Simple physics;” She was, quote, “vertically challenged.”

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