A fork of Rural Dictionary
A term used to dehumanize short men. On the basis of this prejudiced term, a short man isn't allowed to do anything assertive, confident, or generally masculine without being accused of overcompensating or having short man's syndrome. Whereas if a taller man exhibited the same exact behavior, nobody would bat an eyelash.
I rudely shoved that short guy at the bar out of my way, and he got all angry about it. Talk about short man's syndrome!
Usually a small male who feels the need to make up for his lack of height, ironically a big insecurity. Common side effects: Aggressiveness Irritation Arrogance Doucheness Cockiness ( often mistaken for confidence) Feeling of inadequacy Feeling of incompleteness Lash outs Feeling of not being respected Paranoia (wonders if everyone thinks less of him) Tough facial expressions (no smiles, raised brows) Speaking with a deeper voice than usual Being offended easily with a simple question Walking with chest out short man Syndrome (SMS) can have an impact on the friends and family of the person affected with SMS. Usually, taller patient men are nice enough to allow the affected individual to go through his episodes of insecurities at Christmas parties, gatherings, events, dinner, etc. This is allowed because the taller, patient, and kind man is smart enough to understand the serious effects that short man Syndrome can have. short man Syndrome side effects is usually not seen and cannot be detected by women. Women have been known to interpret some of the side effects listed above as authentic and genuine.
Wife: my sister will be here and she’s bringing her boyfriend Eddie Husband: oh ok, I’ll just remember to be patient with him because.. well.. you know Wife: I told you before lol, short man syndrome isn’t a thing! Husband: i don’t expect you to understand but trust me I know what I’m talking about
A man who is below average height for his age group, and is aggressive to compensate for his shortness.
"He's so short and aggressive, probably has Short Man Syndrome."
An angry male of below average height who feels it necessary to act out in an attempt to gain respect and recognition from others and compensate for his abnormally short stature. Also synonomous to little man syndrome.
Stereotypical analysis of men of shorter stature. Based on the fact that some shorter men act more aggressive to compensate for lack of height. Yet failing to realize not every short guy is like that. Some men are just aggressive whereas others need to be more assertive. (Peep this: No two people are exactly alike)
Ex.1 Guy:That one short guy in the group tried fighting the bouncer. No reason at all. He's got short man syndrome. Guy2: Yeah I saw that, but that other short guy was just chill in', talking and dancing with women. He's got more confidence, doesn't seem to care about his height.
The phenomenon of appearing overly aggressive or assertive. This may be a reaction after repeatedly suffering height discrimnation (heightism) in the workplace, in relationships with women, or elsewhere during socialisation.
Ample examples can be found in the Usenet group alt.support.short
The obnoxious, chauvinistic, arrogant attitude often taken on my short men--seems to be an attempt to make p for their short stature.
Bill's got short man syndrome--did you see how he just talked to that employee?