How to Pronounce “shorty”
word
/ˈʃɔɹti/
SHOR-tee
/ʃˈɔːti/
SHAW-tee
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈʃɔɹti/
British English
/ʃˈɔːti/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOR-tee
UK
SHAW-tee
Listen in Context
My little brother is the shorty in our family.
The shorty in the blue jacket is my cousin.
In that song, shorty clearly means his girlfriend, not a short person.
They called him shorty at school because he was small.