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shortie

short·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shawr-tee]
    • /ˈʃɔr ti/
    • /ʃˈɔːti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawr-tee]
    • /ˈʃɔr ti/

Definitions of shortie word

  • noun plural shortie a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address). 1
  • noun plural shortie a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed jacket. 1
  • noun plural shortie Also, shawty, NEW2016/shawty_000 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! 1
  • adjective shortie noting a garment designed to be of short length: a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas. 1
  • noun shortie a person or thing that is extremely short 0
  • noun shortie (as modifier) 0

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Origin of shortie

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; short + -y2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shortie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shortie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shortie usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with shortie

  • what is a shortie?
  • what does shortie mean?

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