short-sheet

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shôrt′shēt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
short-sheet  (shôrt′shēt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to fold and tuck in the top sheet of (a bed) so that it simulates both the top and bottom sheets: when the victim of this joke enters the bed, his or her legs are obstructed by the fold.
  2. to short-sheet the bed of (someone). Cf. apple-pie bed. 

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