short bus
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A minibus, such as a type-A or type-B school bus.
Example Sentences
- "Dave's not too bright - probably was a short bus kid when he was younger."
- "We had an "all short bus” crew on that team. We were the short-bus crew of the league."
- "“What's baffling is how you manage to make a perfectly cute miniskirt look so fugly.” “It's the cable tights.” Alana smacked her gum. “They're totally short bus.” “Short bus means retarded, idiot,” Monica said, turning on Alana with a critical glare. “Right, those tights are retarded. Right?”"
- "Short Bus Pappi likes to pop-lock, which is funny to watch because he's retarded and he's got no neck. He likes to dance, and he likes rap music. That morning he held his fingers out as though barrels of guns."
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang