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      [Noun]  | "short story" 


      1: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot


      Origin: 1861 ;

      [Noun]  | "short story" 


      1: a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel;


        * e.g., " ... her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal "



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       [ "short story" ]

      1: Getting less than sex, usually a handjob but could be a blowjob.

        * e.g.,  ... I went out w/ Betty last night. I tried to read the novel but she would only give me a short story. 

       [ "short story" ]

      1: Having a small dick! Like Trey from school.

        * e.g.,  ... Trey says"Hey My research paper is going to be my dick." Jared says "well trey thats a short story!" 

       [ "Short Story" ]

      1: A story thats supposed to be readable in one sitting. Therefore, short stories usually are less than 50 pages. The 'shortest' short story is "For sale: Baby shoes, never worn". Its a okay short story, as in those six words, you can sense a tragedy, like the baby died, or the mother had a miscarriage. That shows it can be considered a short story, as you got a sense of something from those 6 words.

        * e.g.,  ... Mike: I just finished my short story, its 3 pages long. 

       [ "Short story long" ]

      1: Something that could have been told in a more concise way but is dragged out because the teller doesn't know how to tell a story. It's a play on the annoying clarifier, "Long story short," people use to sum up a digression, which really never seems to be that short anyway. So instead you say the opposite.

        * e.g.,  ... So I was walking into the store the other day, I wanted to get some aspirin because I had this massive headache and I walked down aisle four but they only had Tylenol but that doesn't work and I went to the counter and short story long this guy was holding up the store! 

       [ "long short story" ]

      1: a short story that takes a long time to tell

        * e.g.,  ... *Over complicates story and adds details that are unnecessary.* 

       [ "short stories with tragic endings" ]

      1: A song by From Autumn To Ashes, I'm not gonna put down my opinion of this song because I don't really wanna get into that arguement about if its good or not. It's the 10th and final track on the 2001 album "Too Bad Your Beautiful".

        * e.g.,  ... Short Stories With Tragic Endings 

       [ "Long Story Short" ]

      1: Taking a long story and summarizing its main points, skipping over unnecessary details

        * e.g.,  ... I wanted to tell you all about my amazing day , but long story short, I totaled your car!! 

       [ "long story short" ]

      1: Something a person says halfway through a long, pointless story with trivial details that are interesting to nobody except the storyteller.

        * e.g.,  ... (Fifteen minutes of droning blather). Long story short, (fifteen more minutes of rambling digressions.) 

       [ "Long Story Short" ]

      1: A phrase describing the process of eliminating the silly extraneous nonsense, and delivering only the good stuff, that's long story short.

        * e.g.,  ... After a 10 day trip across the Heartland, well...long story short...we got engaged! 

       [ "long story short" ]

      1: to summarize a longer story (short for to make a long story short)

        * e.g.,  ... Yes, but long story short you need to work harder. 

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