for short

English

Prepositional phrase

for short

1. As an abbreviated form.

   This is Ricardo, or Ricki for short.

   • 2009, McKenzie MacLaine, Candy Skulls, page 241:

     Just as flamboyant as his wife, Mr. Joseph Martin, Joe for short, died of heart disease brought on by obesity the night of their fourteenth wedding anniversary.

Translations

As an abbreviated form

• Polish: w skrócie
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• Russian: сокращённо (ru) (sokraščónno)