Short was used long before there were compact cars. It goes back to at least the Forties on the Southside of Chicago. It means ANY car. It was from the vernacular of hotrodders and black gangsters. It probably derives from "hot short", which evolved to "hotwire" ... a car.
by Searle Rosen July 24, 2006
siraj, year sevens and migdets are all short
by intro maniac September 29, 2005
by deadcat June 10, 2003
by Anonymous October 31, 2003
Yo, lemme get a short.
by youngbull June 21, 2005
by jake smith May 26, 2004