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short
adjective- lacking money; lacking enough money to meet an obligation US, 1960
- “Oh, sure, I’m a little short,” he drawled on, cruelly unaware of it. — John Clellon Holmes, The Horn, p. 120, 1958
- near the end of a prison sentence or military tour of duty US, 1967
- — Rose Giallombardo, Society of Women, p. 211, 1966: Glossary of Prison Terms
- I’m so short now I can taste the street, and it’s like I can’t believe I’m here and the rules and regulations jus aren’t meant for me any more. — Piri Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, p. 303, 1967
- Sonja is short–I’d be very drugged if she lost goodtime about some dyke production. — Clarence Cooper Jr, The Farm, p. 169, 1967
- You’re sort of short now, aren’t you? — Ronald J. Glasser, 365 Days, p. 219, 1971
- Kell was the shortest man there. — William Pelfrey, The Big V, p. 90, 1972
- “Well,” I said, “you’re a lot shorter now than you were from the jump.” — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 130, 1973
- — Maledicta, p. 267, Summer/Winter 1981: “By its slang, ye shall know it: The pessimism of prison life”
- — Maledicta, p. 256, Summer/Winter 1982: ‘Viet-speak’
- How many days you short? — Platoon, 1986
- used of an amount of a drug, underweight US
- Max knows there is a lot of money out there and you can’t have your package short [underweight] like as far off as the last one he gave me. — Terry Williams, The Cocaine Kids, p. 37, 1989
▶ a NOUN (part) short of a NOUN (whole)
used as the central part of a generally humorous formula – a something short of a greater – that infers a lack of mental capacity, not completely sane, “not all there” UK, 1941
Inspiration for these phrases seems to be universal: “one planet short of a full galaxy”. Religions account for, among others: “one candle short of a menorah”; “two candles short of a mass”; “a few wafers short of a communion”; “several fishes short of a miracle”. UK politics and current affairs: “quite a few red boxes short of a successful Prime Minister”; “various wheezes short of a Scottish parliament”; “a few pence short of a euro”; “a few pence short of a first-class stamp”; “a few digits short of a dialling code”; “a couple of programmes short of a series”. Sports and games: “one player short of a cricket team”; “a couple of cubs short of a full Lion’s pack”; “one helmet short of a huddle”; “two cards short of a full-house”; “several pawns short of a full set”; “several pieces short of a full set”. Animals are also popular: “two sheep short of a flock”; “a couple of kangaroos short of a full paddock”. Food and drink: “several currants short of a bun”; “one liquorice stick short of a Pontefract cake”; “two bottles short of a crate”; “a nosebag short of a sack of oats”; “two luncheon vouchers short of a ploughman’s”; “several prawns short of a cocktail”; “a few stock-cubes short of a full polar ration”; “several gondolas short of a Cornetto [a branded ice-cream associated with Venice]”. Fashion: “three diamond clusters short of a tiara”; “several gemstones short of a full tiara”; “more than a Dolce short of a Gabbana [Dolce & Gabbana is a well-known fashion-house]”. And so on. Two final examples, both with obviously limited circulation but they demonstrate the possibilities: “a few billion neurons short of a full load”; “a few shards of pottery short of a full anthropological theory”.- That whole bunch of weirds are short a few bricks of a full load, a few cards of a full deck, short a few ounces of a full pound, short an inch or two of a full foot, in short–shorted out a little in the brain. Beatrice Sparks (writing as “Anonymous”) — Jay’s Journal, p. 89, 1979
- My old man thought [...] Joe was a biscuit short of a packet. — John Milne, Alive and Kicking, p. 35, 1998
- This geezer Dougie was not exactly what you’d call “together”. Several marbles short of a full bag. — Dave Courtney, Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off, p. 266, 1999.
- Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard [...] he’s bananas. Screwy. Poco loco. Bonkers as conkers. Several Wu’s short of a Tang Clan in fact. — Uncut, p. 20, October 2003
- With his dopey, idiot-savant look he always seems a couple of tunes short of the full iPod. — The Guardian, 28 May 2004
▶ a sheep short of a paddock
lacking a full complement of intelligence AUSTRALIA- Being young and willing, I did what I was told, even though I knew that the sergeant-major must have been a sheep short of a paddock. — Rex Hunt, Tall Tales–and True, p. 65, 1994
▶ get short
to near the end of a prison sentence or military enlistment US- — American Speech, p. 194, October 1951: “A study of reformatory argot”
- — Inez Cardozo-Freeman, The Joint, p. 500, 1984
▶ have short arms and long pockets
to be stingy AUSTRALIA, 1966- They are certainly careful with the moola and they’ve all got short arms and long pockets, bless their hearts. — Barry Humphries, The Traveller’s Tool, p. 38, 1985
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