shortwave

A fascinating but, unfortunately it seems, moribund form of radio broadcasting that utilizes radio frequencies from about 1,800 kHz to 30,000 kHz. Some say that the Internet is totally to blame for shortwave's demise, but in fact there are many other reasons: poor propagation conditions (e.g. coronal flares on the Sun that can block radio reception for many days), mismanagement and bad frequency allocation by the stations themselves, transmitters in disrepair, lack of funding for the stations, radio frequency interference caused by various appliances that create walls of noise when one is listening for stations, etc. On shortwave, one can often hear interesting cultural programs and music produced by the host country, and some shortwave listeners have created a hobby-within-a-hobby of collecting "QSL" (verification of reception) cards, pennants, CDs, books, etc.

Back in the late 1970's, I loved to listen to Radio Tahiti on my shortwave receiver.

by pentozali April 22, 2006

shorties

(n.) A hawt suburban woman.

"I got fine ass shorties comin' through the slidin' door of my pop's van.

by E-wreckshun December 12, 2003

shortie

Alternate spelling of shorty. Denotes a woman or a child.

Ey, boo, wha's yo' name, shortie?

by ATLFreshNClean October 31, 2003

shortie

Female who is primarily interested in a short-term relationship.

Antonym of 'wifey'.

I do not enjoy staying committed to one girl, as my immature narcissistic world view prevents me from doing so. Therefore I maintain an alternating stable of shorties, due to my nature as a thoughtless womanizer ignorant of how my irresponsible actions affect others.

by God I hate the perpetuation of commercial 'urban culture' in modern hip-hop and R&B music. January 10, 2008

Ocean Shortreed

Random hot chick with huge tits.

Yo what was that chicks name with the huge tits last night?
I dunno, another Ocean Shortreed, no doubt.

by Guidoooooo June 7, 2010

trombone shortie

An instance in which flatulence occurs during the performance of rim job on a person of minute stature, resulting in a Dizzy Gillespie-like puffing of the (facial) cheeks.

I've heard that particular midget prostitute has been responsible for more than one trombone shortie.

by Lucius Confucius October 27, 2011

shorties

Urban / hip-hop culture based term for children with reference to their short stature. Often encountered among lyrics for rap music. There is also an infered context that the so referenced children are targets for potential underage sexual liasion.

Dat school yard fulla shorties!

R. Kelly was known for his love of the shorties.

by feca August 30, 2006