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shortstuff

shortstuff is the alternative form of short stuff.

Meaning of short stuff

Noun

short stuff (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) Term of address for a child or small person.
    • Snarks cut in. "I know all about that sort of thing! And I can tell a demon from a phantom as well as the next magical creature!"
      "Yes," the Brownie replied. "But did you?"
      "Listen, short stuff!" Snarks was shouting now.1986, Craig Shaw Gardner, A Multitude of Monsters
  2. Deliveries that bounce relatively far from the batsman or batswoman.

Questions about shortstuff

What is shortstuff the alternative form of?
Shortstuff is the alternative form of short stuff.

Words near shortstuff in the dictionary

  1. shortstop
  2. shortstopped
  3. shortstopping
  4. shortstops
  5. Shortstown
  6. shortstuff
  7. shortsword
  8. shortswords
  9. Shortt
  10. Shortt clock
  11. Shortt clocks

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