short eyes

noun

A child molester.

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Meanings

nounshort eyes (plural short eyes)
  1. slangA child molester.

    Set in the day room of a house of detention, the play's chain of violent events is set in motion by the introduction of a young white child molester, a “short eyes,” into their group.

    2019, Helen Epstein, Joe Papp: An American Life
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    Kauffmann pointed out that when the prisoners forget their racial and personal differences and, with the connivance of a white guard, kill the white man they all hate because he is a "short eyes" (prison slang for a child molester)

    1974, New York Magazine, volume 7, number 23, page 76

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
child molester

Origin

Probably from have eyes for (“have a romantic interest in”) + short (“not tall”).

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APA

short eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20eyes

MLA

“short eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20eyes.

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