Slang Terms That Just Confuse You

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Originally Posted by TDK

Some slang words just baffle the listener.

For example: Shorty (or "shawty", if you're retarded), so far as I can tell, means "girl", usually affectionately.

This doesn't seem to have any basis in reality, as the girl's height doesn't seem to play into whether she is a "shorty" or not. Also, "shorty" sounds more derogatory if anything when referring to height.

Possible: Because girls are slightly shorter on average. I really don't want this to be true because I REALLY don't want to believe people are that stupid. But these are the same people who glorify beating women and getting shot, so...


Any takers? Want to fill me in on the (most likely stupid) origin of this term, or post something that baffles you?

Shorty can also mean "Child" in certain regions up north, at least it did when I was a Shorty :P.

Slang means different things different places. Some people argue that slang exists specifically to not be understood by those outside the subculture that uses it, as evidenced by slang terms falling out of use when the mainstream culture picks up on it.