Usually means: Getting the worse part, outcome.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word short end of the stick:

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  1. the short end of the stick: Merriam-Webster
  2. the short end of the stick: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. short end of the stick: Wiktionary
  4. short end of the stick, the short end of the stick: Dictionary.com
  5. Short End of the Stick (TV series), Short End of the Stick: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. the short end of the stick: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. short end of the stick: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. short end of the stick: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (short end of the stick)

noun:  (idiomatic) A situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.

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