# What does this mean? ‘Give your money away, shorties’ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441 "2025-10-31T04:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/1 "2025-10-31T04:13:08Z")
> **[Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires With Mark Zuckerberg in the Room: ‘Give...](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-calls-out-billionaires-mark-zuckerberg-1236101530/)** > > Billie Eilish called out billionaires in a room with Mark Zuckerberg and other heavy hitters watching. > She proceeded to deliver a blunt call to action directly to the heavy hitters in the room. “I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and give it to some people that need it,” Eilish told the crowd. “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?” > > “No hate, but give your money away, shorties,” she added. A friend is telling me it is gentle fun. I don’t think so but I do not know. I am too old to be plugged into this lingo. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/2 "2025-10-31T04:39:58Z")
She was being dismissive. I think. (Possibly hip-hop culture, I read on Google) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/3 "2025-10-31T04:45:16Z")
I think so too. My younger (by about 10 years) friend is trying to suggest it is gentle ribbing which suggests a close relationship (not how she put it but that’s the gist). I’m not buying it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/4 "2025-10-31T04:56:07Z")
I agree with you. I think she was calling him out in the way that _she_ talks. It could be a silly joke between friends but it can also be an insulting remark without being very rude. All in the context. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/5 "2025-10-31T05:57:22Z")
I suspect the word she used was the hip-hop “shawties”. > **[Shawty (slang)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawty_(slang)?wprov=sfti1)** > > Shawty (/ˈʃɔːti/ ⓘ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific term of endearment. Shawty is a Southern and African American variant of shorty, and can refer to someone of any gender who is shorter in stature compared to a taller person. It is also frequently used to amicably address newcomers, children, and good friends. However, in specific settings, it can be interpreted as a catcall. Since the 1990s, the t Below is a lis... ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/6 "2025-10-31T20:06:14Z")
This could explain it. > **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/confusing_perspective/comments/1d2u6em/didnt_know_billie_eilish_was_25_feet_tall/)** ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/7 "2025-10-31T20:16:57Z")
In rap music I assumed it meant girls or ladies. Rappers calling their girlfriends shorty or the term “he shawty, ready to party?” Maybe she was trying to dis them by calling them a bunch of ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-give-your-money-away-shorties/1024441/8 "2025-10-31T23:11:26Z")
Both Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, per Google, are 5’7". I don’t think there’s any mystery here.