shorts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shorts From short + -s.
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of short
form of short
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(plural, plural-only) A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not covering the entire length of the leg, designed for warm weather or for sports.
Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.
In 1925, boxer shorts were unleashed on the world: loose-fitting underwear for men, featuring an elastic waistband inspired by the shorts worn by boxers. It was underwear for the inner pugilist.
2018 August 9, Alan Burdick, “Science has Resolved the Question of Boxers vs. Briefs”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
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(dated, plural, plural-only) Underpants.
After a scare like that, you might need to change your shorts.
And always, when the food arrives, send something back. It's considered very sophisticated. But make sure you use colorful language. Tell him, "Waiter, this veal tastes like the inside front panel of Ferdinand Magellan's shorts. And I'm referring to the first voyage."
2015, George Carlin, 3 X Carlin: An Orgy of George Including Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?:
- (plural, plural-only, uncountable) Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
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(plural, plural-only) The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard.
[…]the first remove above bran is shorts ; the next above that is sharps
1847, James Orchard Halliwell, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, volume II, →OCLC, page 822:
- (plural, plural-only) Short, inferior hemp.
Deriveds
bicycle shorts · bicycling shorts · biking shorts · eat my shorts · swimming shorts · cargo shorts · jorts · board shorts · pum-pum shorts · compression shorts · dress shorts · swimshorts · shorty shorts · cover shorts · safety shorts · playshorts · cowboy shorts · shants · boxer shorts · pekpek shorts · get one's shorts in a knot · walking shorts · poom-poom shorts · Bermuda shorts · split shorts · jockey shorts · undershorts · longs and shorts · boyshorts · walk shorts · dolphin shorts · boy shorts · cycle shorts · basketball shorts · skort · short shorts · jort · skorts · cycling shorts · boardshorts · booty shorts · swim shorts · gym shorts · bib shorts · sleep shorts · upshorts · boy-shorts
Descendants
siorts · შორტები · شورت · šortai · шорты · short · short · šortsid · शॉर्ट्स · şort · short · şort · šortky · sortsit · шо́рти · shortsit · шо́рты · shorts · shorts · sort · szorty · short · шорт · šorti · ショーツ · شُورْت · 쇼츠 · Shorts · ŝorto · шорт · șort · xorzz
Translations (110)
ko 쇼츠 (leg garment) · he מִכְנָסַיִים קְצָרִים (leg garment) · hy կիսատաբատ (leg garment) · mn шорт (leg garment) · ja ショーツ (leg garment) · yue 短褲 /短裤 (leg garment) · bcl sarwal (leg garment) · sh шо̏ртс (leg garment) · cmn 短褲 /短裤 (leg garment) · scn causi curti (leg garment) · nn shorts (leg garment) · sh šȍrc (leg garment) · ar شُورْت (leg garment) · hi हाफ़ पैंट (leg garment) · eo ŝorto (leg garment) · uk шо́рти (leg garment) · pt calções (leg garment) · gu ચડ્ડી (leg garment) · es pantaloneta (leg garment) · fr short (leg garment) · ta டிராயர் (leg garment) · mk ку́си панта́лони (leg garment) · ja ショートパンツ (leg garment) · mi tarau poto (leg garment) · nl short (leg garment) · ko 반바지 (leg garment) · hu rövidnadrág (leg garment) · sv shorts (leg garment) · el σορτσάκι (leg garment) · gl calzóns (leg garment) · nn kortbukse (leg garment) · vi quần đùi (leg garment) · lld brea curta (leg garment) · hu sort (leg garment) · sw kaptula (leg garment) · de kurze Hose (leg garment) · ms seluar pendek (leg garment) · kxd seluar pindik (leg garment) · it calzoncini (leg garment) · sl boksarice (leg garment) · hi जाँघिया (leg garment) · de Shorts (leg garment) · vi soóc (leg garment) · arz شورت (leg garment) · fi shortsit (leg garment) · el παντελονάκι (leg garment) · is stuttbuxur (leg garment) · hi चड्डी (leg garment) · cy siorts (leg garment) · sk šortky (leg garment) · es pantaloncito (leg garment) · sv kortbyxor (leg garment) · ko 숏팬츠 (leg garment) · ca pantalons curts (leg garment) · my ဘောင်းဘီတို (leg garment) · ga brístín (leg garment) · es pantalón corto (leg garment) · ka შორტები (leg garment) · nb kortbukse (leg garment) · fa-ira شَلْوارَک (leg garment) · vi quần ngắn (leg garment) · hi शॉर्ट्स (leg garment) · ga bríste sciota (leg garment) · az şort (leg garment) · km ខោខ្លី (leg garment) · ro pantaloni scurți (leg garment) · th กางเกงขาสั้น (leg garment) · hy շորտեր (leg garment) · tr şort (leg garment) · es short (leg garment) · nb shorts (leg garment) · ru шо́рты (leg garment) · kk шорт (leg garment) · hi कच्छ (leg garment) · lv šorti (leg garment) · lo ສົ້ງຂາສັ້ນ (leg garment) · hi कच्छा (leg garment) · af kortbroek (leg garment) · ky шорт (leg garment) · cs šortky (leg garment) · sl kratke hlače (leg garment) · pl szorty (leg garment) · id celana pendek (leg garment) · az şortik (leg garment) · lo ກາງເກງຂາສັ້ນ (leg garment) · tl salawal (leg garment) · lt šortai (leg garment) · tk şort (leg garment) · et šortsid (leg garment) · pt bermuda (leg garment) · uz shorti (leg garment) · sh šȍrts (leg garment) · nl korte broek (leg garment) · mk шорц (leg garment) · vi quần cộc (leg garment) · pt short (leg garment) · sh шо̏рц (leg garment) · bn শর্টস (leg garment) · hi जांघिया (leg garment) · bg гаще́та (leg garment) · gd briogais ghoirid (leg garment) · ro șort (leg garment) · el σορτς (leg garment) · da shorts (leg garment) · bg шо́рти (leg garment) · mt xorzz (leg garment) · fi sortsit (leg garment) · gv troosyn giarey (leg garment) · pt calção (leg garment) · be шо́рты (leg garment)