vertically challenged

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vertically challenged

Short; not tall in stature. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Whenever anyone teases me about my height, I just tell them that I'm vertically challenged! Yeah, my boyfriend is a little vertically challenged, but he's the most loving man I've ever known.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Dagon	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Nada (2)	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Lia (1)	LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)	Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Alba (1)	AHL-bah (Italian, Spanish), AHL-bə (Catalan)	Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Corrine	kə-REEN	English