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Shoddy vs Shorty - What's the difference?

shoddy | shorty |

As nouns the difference between shoddy and shorty

is that shoddy is a low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool while shorty is (informal) a short person.

As an adjective shoddy

is being of poor quality or construction.

shoddy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Being of poor quality or construction
    • Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.

    Noun

  • A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
  • *
  • * 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2003, p. 324:
    • To fill contracts for hundreds of thousands of uniforms, textile manufacturers compressed the fibers of recycled woolen goods into a material called “shoddy ”.

    References

    * [http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/handlists/023MSBusFox.pdf]

    See also

    * rag and shoddy * mungo * noil

    shorty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * shortie * shawty (hip-hop)

    Noun

    (shorties)
  • (informal) A short person.
  • (informal)
  • (rfc-sense) (slang, hip-hop) An attractive young female, especially: a girl who is "".