SHORTIE

Etymology

Noun

shortie (plural shorties)

(informal) Something or someone that is shorter than normal.

(ice hockey, informal) A short-handed goal.

(African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of shorty (“child”)

(African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of shorty (“attractive young female”)

(African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of shorty (“girlfriend”)

Adjective

shortie (not comparable)

(informal) Shorter than normal, especially of clothing.

Anagrams

• heriots, hoister, toshier

Source: Wiktionary



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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