Short Answer 

To answer a question without wanting to give any background information usually due to shame. Also used when you know the complete answer is extremely unexciting.

Ryan- Hey Brad did you sleep with that chick last night?
Brad-Short answer? Yes
Ryan- Long answer?
Brad-Yes.. and she turned out to be a "he" so lets drop it ok...

How was the movie last night?
Short answer? It sucked.

Short Answer by Paskeet September 13, 2009

short answer 

Any question on an exam that isn't multiple choice or matching. This is every student's worst nightmare and is the most common reason they fail, partly because they have no idea what to write down.

I failed the exam because every question was short answer.

short answer by The Real Driller October 30, 2023

Short-Answer 

Any answer that is not multiple choice, matching, or an essay.

a. Matt is a "dumbass," where the word in parentheses is the short-answer
b. solve: 2x=4, "x=2" where the word in parentheses is the short-answer

Short-Answer by Matt "The Dumbass" Mounts January 18, 2009