short king
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by American comedian Jaboukie Young-White in a tweet on 4 July 2018.[1]
Noun edit
short king (plural short kings)
- (informal, endearing) A man of short stature.
- 2024 March 21, Rebecca Shaw, “I will never understand heterosexual dating culture’s obsession with height. Just get a footstool!”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- We had a period where you couldn’t move without hearing about “short kings”, although I’m not sure how many Queens actually put that into practice in their real lives.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Adrienne Matei (2019 June 21) “In praise of short men: will the rise of 'short kings' spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian[3]