shorty Syllabification: (short·y)Pronunciation: /ˈSHôrtē/ (also shortie)Definition of shorty noun (plural shorties) informal a person who is shorter than average (often used as a nickname). [often as modifier] a short garment, especially a short dress or nightgown:she pulled on a shorty nightshirtshorty in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shorty in the British & World English dictionary