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    [Adjective]  | "short-lived" | \ ˈshȯrt-ˈlivd \


    1: not living or lasting long


    Origin: 1588 ;

    [Adjective]  | "short-lived" 


    1: lasting only for a short time;


      * e.g., " ... the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time "





     [ "short-lived" ]

    1: A word mispronounced by most everyone, meaning "one who has a short life," in the same fashion as "large-breasted" or "flat-footed." However, just as one says "lives" instead of "lifes," one says "lived" instead of "lifed."

      * e.g.,  ... His popularity was short-lived. 

     [ "short-lived infatuation" ]

    1: An extremely redundant/excessive phrase.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh my god I used to think he was SO hot! That was like such a like short-lived infatuation. Like, you know?! 

     [ "Too short to live" ]

    1: The family from Little People, Big World, and the show. Also, any little people.

      * e.g.,  ... hey, did you see Too short to live the other night? That Jeremy is HOT! 

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