Definition of "shorty"

"I think we loved 'The Bridge Is Over' more than anybody else," says Nas, who was just a shorty when he first heard the opening shot.

1995, Vibe, page 102

Like one day when I was just a shorty my mother was drinking a beer and a policeman told her to pour it out. He was way too little to be saying that to my mother. No way I was going to let him put handcuffs on her.

1997, William Ayers, A kind and just parent: the children of juvenile court, Beacon Pr

Ever since they introduced the world to Patrick Ewing and Michael Graham, Georgetown has been the Black school of choice for every shorty [...]

1997, Robert Jackson, The Darkside: Chronicling the Young Black Experience, Noble Press Incorporated

“Girl when I was just a shorty, some cats from New York came through putting down there work and muscling anybody too weak for the streets, but anyway they shot my oldest brother, who was alright with Ju and them.

2012, Julius B. Black, Married To The Game, AuthorHouse, page 13

I guarantee, shorty, it's real, baby, stick it out / [...] / You talk a good one, shorty, now you're makin' me sweat

1996, “Doin' It”, in Mr. Smith, performed by LL Cool J

But seeing my boy on the cover of your magazine with three fine shorties made me think twice about the assumptions I've made.

1999, Vibe

“Yo, man,” Vincent looked up at Sharif. “How is it that you always have the fine shorties hanging out at your crib?”

2006, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Uptown Dreams, Simon and Schuster, page 38

Shawty I can see that you got so much energy, / The way you twirling up them hips round and round

2008, “Just Dance”, in The Fame, performed by Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis

"It wasn't that fine ass shorty I saw in the car earlier?" Travis inquired.

2015, Ashon Thadon, Unpunished: some deeds go that way, BookRix

These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shorty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment.

2003, Ebony, page 34

Demarco said pulling down his cap “Yeah, that's what I be hearing, my shorty told me how Shelly be bragging about the time ya'll had.”

2011, A.D. King, "Nola's Island": Vacation From Degradation, Trafford Publishing, page 47

I should be playin' in the winter snow, but I'ma be under the mistletoe / With you, shawty with you

2011, “Mistletoe”, in Under the Mistletoe, performed by Justin Bieber

My shorty called my baby moms, I'm in some shit, and all my real gear at shorty crib.

2012, Edd Mcnair, Turning Point, Urban Books, page 42

It was my birthday weekend, and one of my shorties decided she wanted to take a playa to Amsterdam to celebrate, we took a sightseeing tour bus and we saw everything there was to see.

2013, Jah King Entertainment, Time 2 Set It Off!: downloadable copy, Jah King Inc., page 90

I don't give a fuck, what he wants from me, I'll give him anything to get my shorty back, I swear, he better not have hurt or touched my shorty, or I'm a kill 'em when I see'em.

2014, Antonio Harriston, Lust, Money, Envy, iUniverse, page 169

Bell: Savino didn't tip you off to that bitch?Wee-Bey: Pshh, wasn't no time for that. He get up out the car, we see him go up the block like we said, right? Pshh, after that, he outa sight, we bring it home like we planned, baby.Bell: Well, shorty was a cop.

2002 August 18, David Simon, Ed Burns, “The Hunt” (15:40 from the start), in The Wire, season 1, episode 11, spoken by Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), spoken by Wee-Bey Brice (Hassan Johnson)

Shorty really killed this 😭

2023 February 5, Za Morant (@APotOfGold_), Twitter‎

I asked shorty for her name and she said “earn it”

2023 February 1, Hoodville (@Hoodville_), Twitter‎

Shorty said

2023 February 5, The Sound Hashira (@chillixci), Twitter‎

shorty concussed and she said not my problem 😭

2023 February 1, Chronic E (@therealchronice), Twitter‎

Me tryna show shorty I’m just as useful as that toy

2023 January 29, @Squid_wurdz on IG (@squid_wurdz), Twitter‎