midget

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  1. noun Offensive An extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned.
  2. noun A small or miniature version of something.
  3. noun A class of small objects, as a class of very small sailboats or racing cars.
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  • They also suspected the boy to be a midget, an operative of the High Woad, the Secret Council of Welsh terrorists fighting for independence from England. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • 'It might have come off You think like a midget, Lovejoy! —  process 10
  • After the Maneater fixed up his—“her”—hand, and the pink scar-tissue came in, the new midget was accepted. —  The Dreaming Jewels
  • He was advised to change positions by Peter Miller, his minor-midget coach. —  NHL.com Feature Stories
  • "I was a forward my entire life until minor midget," Cuma said. —  NHL.com Feature Stories
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