shorty

Speech parts

1. shorty - Noun

2. shorty - Pronoun

3. Shorty - Proper noun

Meaning

(informal) A short person.

(informal) A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.

(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A child.

(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.

(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A girlfriend.

shorty (third-person singular, feminine, nominative or objective case)

(African-American Vernacular, slang) she or her, especially of a younger woman

Shorty

A nickname for a short person or (humorously) a tall person.

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Examples

It seemed to me, thinking quick, that the only way of solving the am-parce [impasse] was to sacrifice Shorty. Like Russian peasants with their children, you know, when they are pursued by wolves and it becomes imperative to lighten the sledge. P. G. Wodehouse

I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also have to validate the bad reviews. Barry Sonnenfeld

When I was ten I was a hip-hop a shorty wop known for rockin' microphones and twistin' of a forty top. Nas

There better not be a black person in here that says they don't know nobody in jail... 'cause that's bullshit. Ray-Ray, Earl, Craig, Shorty Tim, Lil' Reg, all them motherfuckers in jail... Shonda's little brother... all of 'em, in jail... chillin'. Martin Lawrence

Because Corbin seems to speak everything into existence (see Gable, Shorty in the dictionary) Otis started to climb the ladder and the first two steps broke. Source: Internet

After the break, the Artist Formerly Known as Shorty G congratulates Otis on his win. Source: Internet

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