May 10, 2004

Help Me With My Urban Lingo

So I've heard a couple of songs lately (Bounce by somebody somebody and Hey Mama by the Black Eyed Peas) and they both refer to "Shorty," as in, "I was only talking to Shorty, I don't even know her name," and "Hey Shorty, I know you like to party." Is Shorty slang for "chick" or something?

Yeah, I'm a doofus but it's because I'm from Idaho. What's your excuse?