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short bus en · ADJ
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(US, derogatory, not-comparable, slang) Stupid; dumb; slow.
Dave's not too bright - probably was a short bus kid when he was younger.
Short Bus Pappi likes to pop-lock, which is funny to watch because he's retarded and he's got no neck. He likes to dance, and he likes rap music. That morning he held his fingers out as though barrels of guns.
2013, Brian Allen Carr, Short Bus, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN:“What's baffling is how you manage to make a perfectly cute miniskirt look so fugly.” “It's the cable tights.” Alana smacked her gum. “They're totally short bus.” “Short bus means retarded, idiot,” Monica said, turning on Alana with a critical glare. “Right, those tights are retarded. Right?”
2010, Stacey Jay, Undead Much, Penguin, →ISBN:We had an "all short bus” crew on that team. We were the short-bus crew of the league.
2000, Jayson Williams, Steve Friedman, Loose Balls, page 55:
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retarded
short bus en · NOUN
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A minibus, such as a type-A or type-B school bus.
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ride the short bus