short list

Top few people or things that are at the top of the list, instead of the million other entries.

Liz Hurley and J-lo along with vida are on my short list of the hottest women alive. The long list is five thousand more.

by JONBIG February 28, 2007

shortcut

1. A more direct route than the customary one.
2. A means of saving time or effort.

Person #1: If you take the next right, it'll save you like ten minutes. It's a pretty handy shortcut.
Person #2: Sweet dude, thanks.

by illEATurHARTout December 11, 2004

shortcomings

a deficiency, a flaw, an imperfection, fault, often concealed that impairs soundness.

Thank you for everything despite of my shortcomings you are still there to support me.

They share that character flaw of arrogance.

by Sharreyn August 14, 2006

short shorts

very, very short shorts

ew, he's wearing short shorts.

damn, she's wearing short shorts

by the breshkleeg master thing February 4, 2009

short position

(FINANCE) a situation in which an investor owns financial instruments (shares, bonds, financial derivatives, etc.) that will make the most money IF some other thing declines in value.

Therefore, one always has to take a short position on something in particular. A short position on gold means the investor expects gold to decline in value in the near future, and has bought various things to make money if it does.

Some ways to take a short position on X include:

(1) buying a put option on X

(2) writing a call option on X

(3) borrowing X and selling it (shorting a stock)

#3 is the classical way to take a short position. It was dangerous because a skillful trader could squeeze the shorts using a corner.

BILL: I guess you took a bath when the stock market tanked, huh?

ANA: Nope. I took a short position on all of the nine largest banks. Did rather well, thank you very much.

BIL: Sweet!

by Abu Yahya April 5, 2010

shortee

originated in Mexico with the birth of a Princess. The word means short, intelligent, affectionate girl with all the characteristics of a princess.

you tupid shortee :-D

by anonymous tupid April 16, 2005

stop short

When the driver is on a date and pretends to stop short in an emergency situation, hence putting his arm out as if to stop the passenger from flying through the windshield. But what he is really doing is feeling her boobs...

"Dude, you used the stop short? That's my move!"

by Robby H. November 9, 2004