short subject
noun Movies.
a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
Also called
short.
Origin of short subject
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby short subject
short shrift,
short shrift, give,
short splice,
short story,
short straw,
short subject,
short sweetening,
short time,
short title,
short ton,
short wave
British Dictionary definitions for short subject
short subject
noun
mainly US
a short film, esp one presented between screenings of a feature film