Art is long, life is short

there is so much knowledge (or skill) to acquire that one lifetime is insufficient.

"There is so much to learn and appreciate about art that a lifetime is insufficient. As goes the saying, 'art is long, life is short.'"

by Arminkshipper June 21, 2025

SHORT

VEX
VEX = SHORT

Haven: vex what are you

Vex: tall
Haven: stop lying
Vex: Fine im short

by Haven~san May 9, 2022

Short

Anyone below 5"0

Man 1: Hey, What's your height?
Man 2: 4'10
Man 1: Damn you short bro

by Lolomobantot April 30, 2022

short-handed

1) in hockey, when your team is down a man
2) without any seemingly particular effort

3) in unfavorable circumstances
4) in a game of poker, starting out with the worst possible hand

Person a: can Sid Crosby score short-handed?
Person b: we'll have to wait and see.

by Sexydimma February 4, 2013

Hop-a-short

To become increasingly more hyper.

If you drink too much Red Bull- You become hop-a-short.

by Jack Lannie December 29, 2007

Tepee short of a Wigwam

Someone who's brain is not functioning at full capacity.

Bless her heart, she's so stupid she thought my thesaurus was a dinosaur, she's a tepee short of a wigwam.

by Titan2014 July 7, 2017

shorted

To receive a short reply in response to a message that you put a lot of thought or effort into.

Friend: "Dude, it took me an hour to draft a three-paragraph essay email to my professor asking for an extension, and all I got in response was 'K'"
You: "Ugh, I hate getting shorted too."

by waffle&lust May 13, 2020