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shortstop
noun- a temporary arrangement or relationship US
- Sometimes players deliberately take on a ho they knew will only last a short while. They figure they have nothing to lose, and attempt to get as much “short-stop” money as possible before she leaves. — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 101, 1972
- a gambler who makes small and conservative bets US
- — The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, p. 130, May 1950
- She was shot in the head by Smitty Cocaine / A notorious shortstop and a practical lame[.] — Dennis Wepman et al., The Life, p. 43, 1976
- in pool, a very skilled player who is just below the highest tier US
- Sharks (who use the term pejoratively) beat shortstops, but shortstops beat just about everyone else. — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 26, 1990
- in a group eating setting, to take a second helping despite an earlier request from another for seconds US
- — American Speech, p. 56, February 1947: “Pacific War language”
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