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short kings

short kings is the plural of short king.

Meaning of short king

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

Questions about short kings

What is short kings the plural of?
Short kings is the plural of short king.

Words near short kings in the dictionary

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

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