shorthand

short +‎ hand

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔɹt.hænd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔːt.hænd/

shorthand (plural shorthands)

1. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.

   Synonyms: stenography, phonography

   Antonym: longhand

2. (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

   The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

   • "Kate Spade, Whose Handbags Carried Women Into Adulthood, Is Dead at 55" by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Vanessa Friedman and Matthew Schneier, The New York Times (2018)

     Her name became a shorthand for the cute, clever bags that were an instant hit with cosmopolitan women in the early stages of their careers and, later, young girls — status symbols of a more attainable, all-American sort than a Fendi clutch or Chanel bag.

• longhand
• shorthanded

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