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shorty

 noun
     
short‧y plural shorties
1 used as an insulting name for someone who is not very tall
2 [countable] informal a woman - used especially by people who play or listen to hip-hop music
3 [countable] informal a baby - used especially by people who play or listen to hip-hop music:
Shawna says she's gonna be having my shorty.
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