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short sheet 

Short sheeting is a prank use when you rig a person's bed, here's how. First they have to have more than one blanket or sheet (one on the top and one on the bottom). Take the one on the bottom and pull out the part of the sheet out of under the bottom part of the mattress and tuck the top part of the sheet under the top part of the mattress. Then fold the bottom half of the sheet to look like it's still the way it was before. When they get in the bed they think their legs will stretch to the end of the bed like normal but little do they know the bed has been short sheeted and they will not be able to get their legs to the bottom of the of the bed because the folded part of the sheet will be in the way.
"Amy poured water on me in my sleep!"

"Let's short sheet her bed."
short sheet by Ike Rydell July 21, 2008

shortsleeve 

P.S.T. (aka professional salad tosser)
dude, that guy is a total shortsleeve
shortsleeve by Corey Villas May 13, 2005

shortsmelted

The inability to smell very far
Can't you smell that from here?

No I'm shortsmelted
shortsmelted by richdowntozero January 29, 2019

shortshift 

1. In a car with manual transmission, shifting gears before the recommended shift time.

2. In golf, to cut short the backswing in half, sometimes trading precision for a faster swing. It does not necessarily affect the distance the ball travels.
1. You see Gary over there? He says he's good with cars, but you can tell every time he shortshifts in his Skyline.

2. Think Tom is a nice guy? Every Sunday, he goes to the course and shortshifts his way to the group in front of him just to be a douche.
shortshift by DustFM June 29, 2009
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Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
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