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.

Related terms

• short for

Translations

As an abbreviated form

• Polish: w skrócie (pl)
• Russian: сокращённо (ru) (sokraščónno)
• Spanish: para abreviar, para los amigos