short
by Silvio on Jul 27, 2003 10:59:28
Someone under the 25th percentile for
stature for their age, sex, and country.
(
5'7" and under for men and
5'2" and under for women in the US)
Example:
short
by MHSer06 on Apr 20, 2004 07:51:01
short
by Erin on May 27, 2003 13:48:58
Example:
i am 4' 8". i am short
short
by tsukikodream on Oct 29, 2010 08:50:07
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by Bill Peters on Aug 22, 2006 11:29:24
Military and prison adjective for describing someone nearing the end of their
tour of duty, enlistment or
incarceration. A short-timer is someone who has less then 90 days to serve. A
Korean War veteran told me these terms were in wide use in the late 1940s; they have been in continuous wide use in the military since then.
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by Anonymous on Jul 18, 2003 14:52:06
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by Searle Rosen on Jul 25, 2006 07:15:24
Short was used long before there were compact cars. It goes back to at least the
Forties on the
Southside of Chicago. It means ANY car. It was from the vernacular of hotrodders and black gangsters. It probably derives from "hot short", which evolved to "
hotwire" ... a car.
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by intro maniac on Sep 29, 2005 20:03:13
short
by deadcat on Jun 10, 2003 20:45:12