short king

English

Etymology

Coined by American comedian Jaboukie Young-White in a tweet on 4 July 2018.[1]

Noun

short king (plural short kings)

  1. (informal, endearing) A man of short stature.
    Coordinate term: short queen
    • 2024 March 21, Rebecca Shaw, “I will never understand heterosexual dating culture’s obsession with height. Just get a footstool!”, in The Guardian‎[2], →ISSN:
      We had a period where you couldn’t move without hearing about “short kings”, although I’m not sure how many Queens actually put that into practice in their real lives.
    • 2025 July 7, Sadiba Hasan, “Why Is Everyone Watching ‘Love Island USA’?”, in The New York Times‎[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Ace, who referred to himself as a “short king” on the show, had already been familiar to some for videos in which he gave men in Pakistan dance lessons.
      (Can we archive this URL?)

References

  1. ^ Jaboukie Young-White (4 July 2018), “i’m fucking tired of ‘short’ used as an insult […] short kings are the enemy of body negativity, and i'll be forever proud to defend them.”, in Twitter‎[1]

Further reading

  • Adrienne Matei (21 June 2019), “In praise of short men: will the rise of ‘short kings’ spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian‎[4]
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