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Short eyes

Old school prison slang for a child molester. Term entered the public lexicon in the late 1970s when Miguel Piñero adapted his play Short Eyes into a movie with the same title that became a cult classic and had a popular soundtrack album performed by Curtis Mayfield, including the hit single Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here. The movie is about a pedophile, or "short eyes", who gets tortured and ultimately killed by his fellow inmates after they find out what he's in jail for.

However, the term is rarely used these days. More common current terms for child molesters in prison are chomo and skinner.
Let's shank short eyes in the showers...
Short eyes by Datch Guy March 28, 2022

Short-fingered Vulgarian 

Generally used to refer to crude aging twitter addicts with poor spelling skills and even worse judgement. Poofy (bad) hair and spray tan are optional, but common ...
That short-fingered Vulgarian is spouting nonsense and lunacy on his Twitter feed *again*. The number of innapropriate tweets is unpresidented...

Short-Sleeved Genius 

A Short-Sleeved Genius is a person, usually a male, who abuses their minor managerial role within a business setting. This person utilizes their limited power to assert complete authority or assumed knowledge in an aggressive manner. Think a psycho Pep Boys manager or Dwight from The Office. While anyone wearing short sleeves and a tie is a potential Short-Sleeved Genius, it is not a mandatory dress code.
I was at the DMV getting my license renewed when some Short-Sleeved Genius told me I was in the wrong line. He threatened to "write me up" if I didn't change lines. WTF, I don't even work there!
Short-Sleeved Genius by briantroy December 2, 2009

Short story long 

Something that could have been told in a more concise way but is dragged out because the teller doesn't know how to tell a story. It's a play on the annoying clarifier, "Long story short," people use to sum up a digression, which really never seems to be that short anyway. So instead you say the opposite.
So I was walking into the store the other day, I wanted to get some aspirin because I had this massive headache and I walked down aisle four but they only had Tylenol but that doesn't work and I went to the counter and short story long this guy was holding up the store!
Short story long by adk132 December 8, 2009
Word of the Day on December 12, 2009

Short bus rapper 

Rappers who rap nonsense and have terrible music. Hyped by people for no reason.
Dude 1: Have you listened to Lil yachty' new album??

Dude 2: Nah dude, yachty a short bus rapper with his shitty bars.

Short change hero

Someone who is outcasted/ostracized by society and is generally viewed as a bad/unethical person but they always try to be the hero in bad situations or events out of compassion and honor.
"You're the type of Short change hero this department needs Jackson!"