Definitions for shorty

shorty short·y

Spelling: [shawr-tee]
IPA: /ˈʃɔr ti/

Shorty is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in shorty (horsty).

Definitions for shorty

noun

  1. a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
  2. a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed jacket.
  3. Also, shawty, NEW2016/shawty_000 shaw-tee, ˈʃɔ ti. Slang. a girl or woman: a girlfriend or sweetheart:

adjective

  1. noting a garment designed to be of short length:

Origin of shorty

First recorded in 1905-10; short + -y2

Examples for shorty

More frequently, you find the smirk in comedies, like the sendup of Hollywood nihilism in Get shorty.

"You do me proud," said shorty with a grin, but an inward feeling that trouble was impending.

shorty was a sort of foreman, and was allowed much freedom of speech.

shorty trembled like a captured rabbit when Maria first began her ministrations.

Get shorty Farina proves how unsettling and chilling an actor can be while simultaneously being, well, hilarious.

While shorty was rapidly gaining health and strength, his mind was ill at ease.

shorty, who had just come in from riding, unbuckled his spurs and kicked them under his bed.

His nickname is El Chapo, which is Spanish slang for “shorty.”

Voight shot back, calling Goldberg “shorty” and asking: “What are you talking about?!”

Not yet 30, shorty has a driving charisma and tone to beat the band.

Word Value for shorty
Scrable

12

Words with friends

10

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