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short king

short king noun: a man of short stature.

Noun

short king (plural short kings)

  1. (endearing, informal) A man of short stature.
    • Young-White’s paeans to short kings encourage us to confront society’s overvaluation of men’s height, and recognize the guys under 6ft whose positive attitudes render them nothing short of regal. A short king isn’t just any male-presenting person of modest stature – it’s someone who has the...2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of ‘short kings’ spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020
    • We had a period where you couldn’t move without hearing about “short kings”, although I’m not sure how many Queens actually put that into practice in their real lives.2024 March 21, Rebecca Shaw, “I will never understand heterosexual dating culture’s obsession with height. Just get a footstool!”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2024

Examples of short king in a sentence

  • Young-White’s paeans to short kings encourage us to confront society’s overvaluation of men’s height, and recognize the guys under 6ft whose positive attitudes render them nothing short of regal.2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of ‘short kings’ spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The...
  • Ace, who referred to himself as a “short king” on the show, had already been familiar to some for videos in which he gave men in Pakistan dance lessons.2025 July 7, Sadiba Hasan, “Why Is Everyone Watching ‘Love Island USA’?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

Forms of short king

pluralshort kings

Origin of short king

Coined by American comedian Jaboukie Young-White in a tweet on 4 July 2018.

Questions about short king

What does short king mean?
Short king means a man of short stature.
How do you use short king in a sentence?
Young-White’s paeans to short kings encourage us to confront society’s overvaluation of men’s height, and recognize the guys under 6ft whose positive attitudes render them nothing short of regal.
What part of speech is short king?
Short king is a noun.
What is the plural of short king?
The plural of short king is short kings.

Words near short king in the dictionary

  1. short hundreds
  2. short i
  3. short i's
  4. short illative
  5. short illatives
  6. short king
  7. short kings
  8. short leash
  9. short leashes
  10. short leg
  11. short legs

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