midget
A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by…A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
» Dima actually thought that midget porn is some subtype of child porn.
Дима думал, что порнография с карликами — это какая-то разновидность детской порнографии.
Meaning
3 senses(derogatory, sometimes)A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
the midget pony
Zwerg-, mini-, Mini-
(derogatory, offensive)A short person.
Zwerg, Zwergin, Liliputaner
лилипу́тlilipút, лилипу́ткаlilipútka, ка́рликkárlik
a person who is markedly small
(attributive, derogatory)Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
Examples
4 sentencesDima actually thought that midget porn is some subtype of child porn.
ruДима думал, что порнография с карликами — это какая-то разновидность детской порнографии. — corvard
Luis is a midget.
Tom is a midget.
I'm not a midget. I'm a dwarf!
Translations
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Origin
From midge (chiefly in the figurative sense of “small thing”, literally “small fly”) + -etFrom midge (chiefly in the figurative sense of “small thing”, literally “small fly”) + -et (diminutive suffix), (from Old English myċġ (“mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-; cognate with Dutch mug (“mosquito”) and German Mücke (“midge, gnat”)).
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