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Greetings! I searched the forums for past threads but was surprised not to find any that addressed this topic.

I’m looking for

affectionate

and/or

humorous

(but not extremely offensive!) nicknames in English to

call a short person

, for instance the type of names that can be acceptable among siblings and/or close friends.

I’m not looking for definitions (e.g. knee-high to a grasshopper, challenged in height, etc), but actual names you can call a short person in an affectionate, jocular way. (in case you wonder, I am the short person involved)

Words like «midget«, «dwarf» are inappropriate.

I found the term «shorty» which is described as a term of endearment, or at least jocular. :thumbsup: I wonder if there are more like «shorty», maybe a little more expressive (in other languages there are some real cute and expressive words… along the line of «small-mushroom», «ounce-of-cheese», etc)

What about «shrimp«? Is it supposed to be as offensive as midget? Or is it on the same level as shorty?

I also found the term pip-squeak somewhere, but I am not sure about its connotations.

If you can clarify the connotations of these terms or suggest more, please let me know. Thanks!

Last edited: Apr 27, 2010

All of these are pejorative. If you’re searching for a word — and I’m not sure you should be, which is probably why you haven’t found a forum thread — then you should consider what you would like to be called by someone who is looking down on your four-foot, nine-inch self.

All of these are pejorative. If you’re searching for a word — and I’m not sure you should be, which is probably why you haven’t found a forum thread — then you should consider what you would like to be called by someone who is looking down on your four-foot, nine-inch self.

We differ in our perspective… and I’m not talking about height. Haha.

You said «looking down» — I said «affectionate and jocular». It could be a cultural thing.

Anyway, I know terms that fall into this definition in languages such as German and Italian, and provided examples. I’m just trying to figure out if something equivalent exists in English.

I’m not talking about height. Haha.

To get the best answer, you’ll need to clarify what you’re referring to, then.

Cagey

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I think it may be a cultural thing. In my experience, it is not considered appropriate to call attention to physical attributes that might be considered undesirable. The nicknames that do this are frowned on. Children are taught not to use them.

Thus, I don’t know of any nickname meaning «Shorty» that would generally be considered «affectionate» rather than belittling.

To get the best answer, you’ll need to clarify what you’re referring to, then.

I said «We differ in our

perspective

… and I’m not talking about

height

It was a joke. Forget it.

I made a joke because from your reply I got the impression that to you any reference to a person’s short height is a shame — as if being short was inherently negative. My point of view, instead, based also on experience in other languages, is that this is not necessarily the case. In some other languages there are terms for a short person that are only jocular and affectionate, not inherently offensive. I was curious to find out if the same is possible in English too.

I said «We differ in our

perspective

… and I’m not talking about

height

»

It was a joke. Forget it.

No need to forget it… thanks for the clarification. I missed it. (Perhaps this is where I say it went over my head. )

ewie

I’d say it largely depends on who you’re talking to, SF. I certainly wouldn’t go up to someone in the street and say, «Hey pipsqueak, can you tell me the way to the post office?»

But my partner (who’s about 1″ taller than me) regularly calls me Shorty, Shortarse, Evil Dwarf, Runt, Titch, etc.

Last edited: Apr 27, 2010

In this country, a short person might not object to being called «titch» in an affectionate manner by a close friend or a sibling, particularly in an environment in which nicknames are often used, but I get the impression that the use of nicknames has been on the decline for decades.

Last edited: Apr 27, 2010

Loob

Sound shift’s «Titch» was the first thing I thought of when I read your post, SF.

I love ewie’s «Evil Dwarf»!

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shrimp

English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > shrimp
2
shrimp

American shrimp cocktail cocktail

m

de crevettes;

Un panorama unique de l’anglais et du français > shrimp
3
shrimp

English-Spanish technical dictionary > shrimp
4
shrimp

shrimp [ʃrɪmp]

2)

разг.

ма́ленький, тщеду́шный челове́чек; ничто́жный челове́чек, козя́вка

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > shrimp
5
shrimp

* * *

[ʃrɪmp]

noun Zoology

,

Culinary

crevette

f

grise

English-French dictionary > shrimp
6
shrimp

Персональный Сократ > shrimp
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shrimp

Big English-French dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

ʃrimp

1) camarón

2) enano, renacuajo

tr[ʃrɪmp]

1 pescar camarones

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

n.

ʃrɪmp

noun

1) (pl shrimp or (BrE also) shrimps) ( large) (AmE) langostino m, camarón m (AmL); ( medium) camarón m (AmL), gamba f (esp Esp), langostino m (CS); ( small) (BrE) camarón m, quisquilla f (Esp); (before n)

2) (pl shrimps) ( small person) (colloq & pej) renacuajo, -ja m,f (fam & pey), enano, -na m,f (fam & pey)

[ʃrɪmp]

1) (Zool) camarón

2) (fig) enano(-a) / f

2.

VI

3.

CPD

* * *

[ʃrɪmp]

noun

1) (pl shrimp or (BrE also) shrimps) ( large) (AmE) langostino m, camarón m (AmL); ( medium) camarón m (AmL), gamba f (esp Esp), langostino m (CS); ( small) (BrE) camarón m, quisquilla f (Esp); (before n)

2) (pl shrimps) ( small person) (colloq & pej) renacuajo, -ja m,f (fam & pey), enano, -na m,f (fam & pey)

English-spanish dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

1. n мелкая креветка

2. n маленький, сморщенный человек, карлик

3. n ничтожный человек, козявка, ничтожество

4. v ловить креветок

Синонимический ряд:

catch fish (verb) angle; bait a hook; bob for; catch fish; fish; go fishing; net; trawl; troll for fish

English-Russian base dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

noun

, pl. shrimps or shrimp Garnele, die; Krabbe, die ; Krabbe, die; attrib. Garnelen-/Krabben-

* * *

[ʃrimp]

1) die Garnele

2) der Knirps

* * *

[ʃri:mp]

I. n

1.

<pl -s or ->

shrimp salad Shrimpsalat m

* * *

[ʃrɪmp]

Garnele , Krevette

* * *

A s

1. pl shrimps, besonders koll shrimp ZOOL Garnele f, Krabbe f

2. fig pej Knirps m, Gartenzwerg m

B v/i Garnelen oder Krabben fangen

* * *

noun

, pl. shrimps or shrimp Garnele, die; Krabbe, die ; Krabbe, die; attrib. Garnelen-/Krabben-

* * *

n.

Garnele —n f.

Krabbe —n f.

English-german dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

English-russian biological dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

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[English Word]

anemone shrimp

[English Plural]

anemone shrimp

[Swahili Word]

kamba wa mamiakome

[Swahili Plural]

kamba wa mamiakome

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English-Swahili dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > shrimp
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shrimp

[ʃrɪmp]

* * *

[ʃrimp]

1) gamberetto

2) nanerottolo, tappo

* * *

shrimp /ʃrɪmp/

n.

2 (

fig.

) nanerottolo; omiciattolo; tappo (

fig.

); donnino.

(to) shrimp /ʃrɪmp/

v. i.

shrimping

* * *

[ʃrɪmp]

English-Italian dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

English-Russian big medical dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

[ʃrɪmp]

shrimp зоол. креветка shrimp ловить креветок (обыкн. to go shrimping) shrimp шутл. маленький, тщедушный человечек shrimp ничтожный человечек, козявка

English-Russian short dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

{ʃrimp}
I. 1. скарида (Natantia)
2. дребен човек, дребосък, фъстък
3. бледорозов цвят
II. v ловя скариди

* * *

{shrimp} n 1. скарида (Natantia); 2. дребен човек, дребосък, фъ(2) {shrimp} v ловя скариди.

* * *

шушумига;

* * *

1. i. скарида (natantia)
2. ii. v ловя скариди
3. бледорозов цвят
4. дребен човек, дребосък, фъстък

* * *

shrimp[ʃrimp] I. n 1. скарида; 2. прен. дребосък, фъстък, мъниче; 3. бледорозов цвят; II. v ловя скариди.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

n. garnaal; ukkie

———

v. garnaal; ukkie; garnalen vangen

[ sjrimp] 〈meervoud: ook shrimp〉

English-Dutch dictionary > shrimp
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shrimp

[ʃri:mp] n

1) <pl -s or —> ( crustacean) Garnele f, Shrimp m

2);

modifier (casserole, dip, dish, soup) Garnelen-;

shrimp salad Shrimpssalat m

English-German students dictionary > shrimp

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Shrimp — Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrimp — 〈[ʃrı̣mp] m. 6; meist Pl.〉 Krabbe (1); oV Schrimp [engl.] * * * Shrimp [ʃrɪmp ], Schrimp, der; s, s <meist Pl.> [engl. shrimp, zu aengl. scrimman = sich winden]: kleine Krabbe; ↑ 1Granat. * * * Shrimp [ʃrɪmp], der; s, s <meist Pl.>… … Universal-Lexikon
shrimp — [shrimp] n. pl. shrimps or shrimp [ME schrimpe, shrimp, puny person < base of OE scrimman (akin to obs. Ger schrimpfen, to shrink, dry up) < IE * (s)kremb , to turn, twist, shrink < base * (s)ker , to turn] 1. any of a large number of… … English World dictionary
shrimp|y — «SHRIHM pee», adjective. 1. of or like shrimp: »a shrimpy smell. 2. filled with shrimp; full of shrimp: »shrimpy waters, a shrimpy gulf. 3. Figurative. small or insignificant; puny: »a shrimpy young man … Useful english dictionary
shrimp — [ ʃrımp ] noun count 1. ) a small SHELLFISH (=an ocean animal with a hard shell around it) with a lot of legs. a ) a shrimp eaten as food: shrimp cocktail 2. ) INFORMAL an insulting word for someone who is very small … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shrimp — shrimp·er; shrimp·ish; shrimp; … English syllables
shrimp|er — «SHRIHM puhr», noun. 1. a person whose business or work is catching or selling shrimp. 2. a shrimp boat … Useful english dictionary
Shrimp — Shrimp, v. t. [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG. schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes, Da. & Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. {Scrimp}, {Shrink}, {Shrivel}.] To contract; to shrink. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrimp — [ʃrımp] n plural shrimp or shrimps 1.) a small sea creature that you can eat, which has ten legs and a soft shell British Equivalent: prawn 2.) someone who is very small used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
Shrimp — [ʃ…] der; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. shrimp zu altengl. scrimman »sich winden«> kleine, essbare Garnele, Nordseekrabbe … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Shrimp — Shrimp, s. Garnelen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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small personnoun

a person of below average size

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