24-04-2024, 08:10 PM in response to #42931
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pint-sized
adjective informal
UK /ˈpaɪnt.saɪzd/ US /ˈpaɪnt.saɪzd/
(also pint-size, UK/ˈpaɪnt.saɪz/)
(of a person) small and not important:
Don't worry about him, he's just a pint-sized nobody.
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It's a well-established phrase. It's not offensive. And in this context, it's a statement of fact.
You’re carrying on?!
How is it not offensive, and if it isn’t offensive why did she say it?
It’s a characteristic he can’t help, just like being black. And unlike being fat.
And it’s a characteristic that clearly concerns him, hence the silly trousers.