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shorty, n. and a. colloq. or slang.|ˈʃɔːtɪ|
Also shortie.
[f. short a. + -y6, -ie.]
A. n.
1. Sc. (spelt shortie.) Shortbread; a piece of shortbread.
1882in Jamieson, s.v. Short-Bread. 1919C. Orr Glorious Thing i. 11 Home wouldn't be home to Minnie without your shorties, Jenny. 1974Sunday Post (Glasgow) 27 Oct. 17/5 Shortie made with butter and browned real good is sold in St. Andrews.
2. A person of short stature; freq. with capital initial as a nickname or form of address.
1888Texas Siftings 7 Jan. 10/3 One boy yelled out: ‘Go it, Shorty!’ 1908S. Ford Side-Stepping with Shorty xix. 306 ‘Hello, Shorty!’ says he, in that little squeak of his. 1914‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xxiii. 213 Your middle watch, Shortie? a1935T. E. Lawrence Mint (1950) 152 The figure gives a large surplus of shorties. 1960V. Nabokov Invitation to Beheading vi. 70 The door of this cell was wide open, and inside, the likable shorty whom he had seen before..was standing on a chair. 1978Oxford Times 20 Oct. 13/2 A reader who is 5ft 1½in tall has sent me a delightful document entitled ‘Reflections of a Suicidal Shortie’.
3. A drink of spirits; a short drink. orig. U.S.
1931Amer. Speech VII. 83 Shorty, and apple-jack are illicit drinks. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §99/8 Strong liquor,..shorty (esp. hard, illicit liquor). Ibid. §101/2 Shorty, a straight gin with a ginger ale chaser. 1963Freedomways III. 523 Yarborough..yelled, ‘Bartender. Give the professor another shorty of gin there.’ 1971Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 77/2 Also popular are the tall cylindrical tumblers for long drinks, and the chunky tumbler for ‘shorties’.
4. A short story, article, film, etc.
1934M. H. Weseen Dict. Amer. Slang 151 Shorties, short motion picture films. 1968Listener 4 July 22/1 Half the time we wanted to kill its crippling name and start on a new formula, with nudes and shorties to rival the money-making Lilliput and Men Only. 1976‘K. Royce’ Bustillo x. 137, I read rather an interesting article. Just a shortie. About your man Warton.
5. A short article of clothing; pl. spec. shorts.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §87/37 Underwear,..shorties, shorts. 1945Richmond (Va.) News Leader 2 Mar. 19 (Advt.), Shorties: More popular than ever this spring! 100% wool Shetlands, in a belted all-around style. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 151/1 Shortie, glove, either slip-on or having one button; extending to wrist or a little beyond. 1958Vogue Jan. 2 Jackets..just right for spring..like the jaunty shortie. 1959‘D. Buckingham’ Wind Tunnel xix. 157 She was already in her nightdress—a silly little nylon shorty. 1962Times 19 Nov. 14/4 Among modern ‘shorties’ and light⁓weight garments in my wardrobe. 1963[see peep-hole].
B. adj. Designating products which are shorter than the norm.
1949Sun (Baltimore) 19 Mar. 7/7 (Advt.), Short and sugary..cool and comfy..these delicious Rayon Jersey Shortie Pajamas in pastel shades. 1952N.Y. Times 6 May 33/8 A black suede shorty glove. 1954Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Apr. 1/1 Promoters of Florida tourist attractions are energetically courting a new, inexpensive and very rewarding publicity medium. It's the ‘shortie’ TV feature—films which Floridians make and which the networks admit they're eager to show without charge. 1956J. Potts Diehard x. 165 Her bright-green shortie coat was spotted with rain. 1960News Chron. 5 July 1/7 They were sacked..after a party in which they staged their own version of Florence Nightingale in the nurses' home, dancing about in ‘shortie’ nighties waving lighted candles. 1971Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 64/1 The girls changed into shortie cat-suits. 1972D. Haston In High Places v. 69 To go anywhere in the winter you have to be able to ski, so I had borrowed a pair of shorty skis from Grahame Tiso. 1980Dirt Bike Oct. 64/3 Both bikes are using Oakley II grips and DeHandler shorty levers. |