Meaning

7 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes)Something or someone that is shorter than normal.

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

    короты́шkorotýš, короты́шкаkorotýška, недоро́стокnedoróstok

    короту́нkorotún

  3. (slang)A child.

  4. (slang)An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.

  5. (slang)A girlfriend.

  6. A short-legged and sleeveless or short-sleeved wetsuit.

  7. (informal)A shorthanded goal.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom is a shorty.

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  2. He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.

    deEr wurde wütend auf mich, weil ich ihn Shorty genannt hatte.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
a short person:
Русский
a short person:

Origin

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

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