cutty

[ kuht-ee ]
/ ˈkʌt i /
Chiefly Scot.

adjective

cut short; short; stubby.
irritable; impatient; short-tempered.

noun, plural cut·ties.

a short spoon.
a short-stemmed tobacco pipe.
Informal. an immoral or worthless woman.

Origin of cutty

First recorded in 1650–60; cut + -y1, -y2

British Dictionary definitions for cutties

cutty
/ (ˈkʌtɪ) Scot and Northern English dialect /

adjective

short or cut short

noun plural -ties

something cut short, such as a spoon or short-stemmed tobacco pipe
an immoral girl or woman (in Scotland used as a general term of abuse for a woman)
a short thickset girl

Word Origin for cutty

C18 (Scottish and northern English): from cut (vb)