short stuff

noun — 2 senses

short stuff

noun
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:
  • "Okay, short stuff," he said upon reaching the kitchen table where they'd started. "Time for bed. You too, Grace."2002, Sandra Steffen, Day by Day:
2

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Deliveries that bounce relatively far from the batsman or batswoman.

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