Short Man's Syndrome

A demeaning phrases to explain the
everyday behaviour or reactions of a
shorter man. This circular definition
is very much like the black man's
supposed "chip on the shoulder," or a
female's "penis envy".

It is a device to excuse discrimination
by blaming the recipient of that
discrimination.

Redneck 1: "Hey, that guy got angry when I ridiculed him for being short."

Redneck 2: "He did? I guess that must be short man's syndrome."

by don April 30, 2004

Short Man's Syndrome

A story made up by tall guys with small dicks who have nothing else going for them than their height. The same insecure guys will come up with stories to put down men of all shapes, sizes, looks, professions, talents, and intelligence levels in an attempt to make themselves look better, and still wonder why we women won't go for them.

Jason: "How did that short man end up with that girl!! I have to bring it to her attention that her guy has short man's syndrome! Also check out that fat guy with the beautiful woman; he must have fat guy's syndrome. How about that smart guy? What a nerd! And that overly tall dude?! What a sasquatch! Don't even get me started on redhead men!"

Jennifer: "Get a life! And grow some balls so you don't need to put others down to feel better about yourself"

by Jenn86 October 14, 2011

Short Man's Syndrome

Aggression or needless bumptiousness displayed by a man below average height when it is perceived to be an attempt to compensate for his small size.

A shorter guy is constantly jostled in a crowd by an unthinking taller guy who sees over his head. Eventually, the shorter guy reacts aggressively by verbally abusing the taller guy. The taller guy is superciliously amused because the amount of aggression shown by the shorter guy is disproportionate to his presumed physical ability to carry through his threats. "Oh - it's short man syndrome".

by Jude April 28, 2004

Short Man's Syndrome

The need for men of less than average height to try to explain away their anti-social and annoying compensatory behaviour by writing explanatory definitions on this site.

Short Man's Syndrome is something short men display, and it's always a bad thing.

Never vote for a short man.

Examples of Short Man's Syndrome include: Getting out of a Camaro. Becoming hostile when jostled. Headbutting people's knees.

by onelongdrinkofwater May 14, 2011

Short Man's Syndrome

Short Man's Syndrome is the overpoweringly devastating inferiority complex that is inextricably linked to the deadly disability and eternal curse of manletism (the crippling condition of being a manlet - a dwarfed male shorter than 5ft10). Characterized by a profound basis of manlet cope in addition to manlet rage, topped with and generous sprinkling of manlet mathematics and guy height and rounded out by a proclivity for wearing high heels, throwing hissy fits and engaging in embarrassing public catfights - the mental midget and literal subhuman Short Man's Syndrome suffering severely stunted sissy manlet is nothing short of a girlishly gnomish, microscopically minuscule and outrageously overcompensating midget monstrosity. Manlets BTFO.

Jessica: Hey, why is Tiny Tom "Man Card: Impossible" Cruise mud-wrestling that drunken midget over there? Amber: Lol, I don't know. Maybe the midget ate his high heels? Jessica: It's probably just Short Man's Syndrome. Silly manlet boys...

by ManletDepreciator September 25, 2024