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shorty

shorty

7 6.3
A wetsuit with legs and sleeves that end above the knee for warm water
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɔrti/
translation icon : neopreno corto
  • Yeah, I have the shorty version of the R3.
  • shorty robe
  • shorty nightgown

Examples

  • You ever wear any of those little, uh, shorty things?

    Hud (1963)

  • For my trip to the beach, I packed my shorty so I could stay cool while swimming.

  • Yeah, I have a shorty 40.

    Soul Plane (2004)

  • TIGHT ON THE ZIPPER of her shorty wetsuit as Johnny's fingers draw it down.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Roy drops his spoon and Pru squats down to pick it up, her shorty robe flaring out over one thigh.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The diver put on her shorty before entering the warm ocean waters.

  • He prefers to wear a shorty when surfing in sunny weather.

Synonyms

bathing suit
vsshorty
  • US
96 1.0

A piece of clothing you wear for swimming

is specialized with short legs and sleeves for swimming and diving in warm water
swimsuit
vsshorty
80 1.0

Clothing worn for swimming that covers the body

is a short-legged, short-sleeved suit for swimming or diving in warm water
swimming trunks
vsshorty
  • UK
9 1.1

Shorts that men or boys wear for swimming

is short-legged and includes short sleeves for swimming or diving in warm water
trunks
vsshorty
1 1.8

Short pants that end near the knee and people wear for swimming or boxing

is a short-legged, short-sleeved suit for swimming or diving in warm water
bathing trunks
vsshorty
1 1.6

Short clothes that men wear for swimming

is a short suit with short legs and sleeves for warm water swimming

How Warm

wet suit
6 3.3
shorty
7 6.3
swimsuit
80 1.0

Surface Forms

shorty singular
shorties plural

Morphology

shorty = short (transparent) = short + y

The wetsuit sense is directly describable as a garment that is 'short' in leg/sleeve length, formed by the productive suffix '-y'.

Etymology

Shorty for a wetsuit is simply formed from short + -y, meaning 'short'. It names a suit with short legs and sleeves, so the word tells you exactly what the garment looks like.