Shirty

Shirty

Shirty may mean:

* Aggressive or bad-tempered, in British and Australian English
* , a popular character from Australian TV series "The Late Show"


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  • shirty — ill tempered, 1846, slang, probably from SHIRT (Cf. shirt), on notion of being disheveled in anger …   Etymology dictionary

  • shirty — ► ADJECTIVE (shirtier, shirtiest) Brit. informal ▪ bad tempered or annoyed. DERIVATIVES shirtily adverb shirtiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • shirty — [shʉr′tē] adj. shirtier, shirtiest [< SHIRT (in phr. to have one s shirt out, to make or become angry) + Y3] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] ill tempered, cross, angry, etc …   English World dictionary

  • shirty — [[t]ʃɜ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone gets shirty, they behave in a bad tempered and rude way because they are annoyed about something. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He got quite shirty with me. Syn: stroppy …   English dictionary

  • shirty — UK [ˈʃɜː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈʃɜrtɪ] adjective Word forms shirty : adjective shirty comparative shirtier superlative shirtiest British informal speaking to someone in an angry way because you are annoyed …   English dictionary

  • shirty — adjective ill tempered or annoyed. Displaying an annoyed disposition as if taking offence to the actions, statements, or inquiries of another. I didnt ask my father for money figuring hed get shirty about it since I had quit school and had no job …   Wiktionary

  • shirty — shirt|y [ˈʃə:ti US ˈʃə:r ] adj BrE informal bad tempered, angry, and rude ▪ No need to get shirty ! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Shirty — Don t get shirty with me young man was what my Dad used to tell me when I was little. He was referring to my response to his telling off for doing some terrible little boy thing. Like tying my brother to the back of Mum s car or putting my shoes… …   The American's guide to speaking British

  • shirty — impolite, rude, cheeky, lippy    Brad has an attitude. He gets a little shirty with his teachers …   English idioms

  • shirty — adjective BrE informal bad tempered, angry, and rude: Phil got a bit shirty when I tried to tell him he was wrong …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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