Originally used to mean a young man, new to the game. By new to the game, I don't mean he just meant a rapper, but he just started selling crack, just started rapping, whatever, but even simpler it was a term used to mean just a person much younger than you.

Now, commercial rappers have turned the meaning upside down to mean a 'fine female', apparently.

"shorty's laugh was cold blooded as he spoke so foul,
Only twelve trying to tell me that he liked my style"
-NaS, 1994

"Shorty is shaking her ass on my Hummer with spinning rims, or something."
-average commercialized rapper today

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Shorties - definition

In street gangs these boys start as underaged apprentices to a crew. They often mule guns and drugs to avoid adult penalties for older gangsters.

Here comes The Shorties with my Glock and 8 balls!

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Shorties - slang

Female members of WAM
Also used to describe younger members of said WAM group.

I hope shorty has a better day at school today.

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Shorties

Urban / hip-hop culture based term for children with reference to their short stature. Often encountered among lyrics for rap music. There is also an infered context that the so referenced children are targets for potential underage sexual liasion.

Dat school yard fulla shorties!

R. Kelly was known for his love of the shorties.

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Shorties

(n.) A hawt suburban woman.

"I got fine ass shorties comin' through the slidin' door of my pop's van.

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Shorties

Yes, well, it's an African American slang term for kids.

"Say, blood, you got some shorties or you a player?"

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