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shorthand

[shawrt-hand] / ˈʃɔrtˌhænd /


NOUN
stenography
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“Nvidia is the market’s shorthand for everything AI and this market’s gains have been driven in large part by AI over the past few years.”

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Soon, the word became a stand-in for “catchy,” shorthand that could be used to categorize just about any song with a single word.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The old shorthand of “young equals innovative” and “older equals obsolete” is breaking down.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The people from the call center didn’t like my team’s cavalier attitude or our shorthand communication style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Two guys and a Bloomberg terminal in New Jersey” was Wall Street shorthand for the typical CDO manager.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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