That bastard co-worker who found a better job and no longer gives a shit about shit.
Don't even bother waking Jim, he's a short timer.
by kevin December 7, 2003
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After turning in your resignation, you end up not giving a damn about your job during the remaining two weeks notice you gave them
Sure, I'm leaving and gave two weeks notice, but I REALLY want it to be over NOW. I have short timer disease
by Devious Steve O May 26, 2006
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Someone who is sentenced to the county pokey for 30 days or less.
Quit yer bitch ass cryin', you're just a short timer.
by taraka.san August 27, 2009
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Any person in the military that has a year or less on their contract. Therefore they don't give a flying fuck about their job anymore.
SPC Joe Snuffy: Man i got to wake up and go to pt. Fuck that im going back to bed im a short timer.
by fat bastard child November 17, 2011
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Book by Gustav Hasford describing his experiences in the Vietnam War.

Later made into a movie by Stanley Kubrick, Full Metal Jacket, starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey and others.
The Short Timers is the book that the movie Full Metal Jacket is based on.
by EveryMnwe September 26, 2007
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When a person gets promoted and has to stay in their current position for a week or two.
Mike's got Short Timers man! He took vacation for the last 4 days in his current position!
by me February 22, 2006
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A luck son of a bitch who moves out west for the snow season in a couple of days, so clearly not a fuck will be given at work.
That bastard will be waist deep in fresh powder in two days, fucking short timer.
by ecov spmah December 5, 2011
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