Talk:Shawty (slang)

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The term was used by Curly on Three Stooges (calling a female this on a train in one episode which dates back to the 30s/40s) way before blacks used the term. Shorty or Shawty or however it's spelled is not just an "African-American" term. It's racist to make/consider it a "black" term. This ignorance consumes our society. I will find a source for it. There was one before from transcripts, but like a lot of articles, some people have an agenda and don't like the truth to be known. They want to take credit for something that their nationality or race/color did not create. It is foolish and Wikipedia needs to be accurate, not "pop culture". The article needs to expand on other examples. Just think about it. Thanks! 209.103.209.92 (talk) 11:42, 25 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Article updated and references added supporting the claim. Editors, you can't only give credit to "hip hop" when it was used well before that period, even if it wasn't originally popularized by the African-American public then. P.S. This article should be called "Shorty" with the sub-category "Shawty", not as the main title of the article. 209.103.207.26 (talk) 01:33, 26 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I think you need to establish that 'shorty' in the context of the stooges sketch is the etymological root of the term 'shawty', the term the article is discussing. Just because they are homonyms doesn't mean they share an etymology. At the moment it seems that you are too keen to rob black people ('blacks' as you call them) of their culture, without enough citations to actually do it - but assuming good faith I will just remind you of NPOV. Until the link can actually be proven, I suggest splitting the article: one for Shorty, and one for Shawty. 90.217.120.178 (talk) 19:27, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

The term is now used in the UK, particularly in the music industry. For example http://www.facebook.com/missshortiemusic--AbiSciberras (talk) 14:08, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Given that the term is used as a catcall I'd sooner speculate that it comes from "skatjie" which is Afrikaans for "darling" or "little treasure". Jdthood (talk) 08:01, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Change article to "Shorty"
Admin editors: this article title should be changed to "Shorty" and keep "Shawty" as a slang/dialect for the word with its definition included as it is at the bottom of the article. Some statements still require verification (regarding hip-hop claims). The main topic is regarding "shorty". Shawty has a disamb page as well. 99.129.112.89 (talk) 11:42, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Should this article be deleted?
The article as it stands looks more like a dictionary entry than an actual encyclopedic entry. It consists of essentially nothing more than the definition of the term and the context in which it's used; nothing in the article seems to suggest notability of any kind. Finder of EggsHow's My Editing? 20:35, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , a merge or redirect to AAVE might indeed be warranted. Feel free to nom if you want (Twinkle>tag>merge). &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 07:05, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Shorty is also used for males (kids) sometimes
This article is incorrect and insufficient

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