Caught short

Synonyms for "caught short" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

ad libad-lib astonishedcaught nappingcaught off balanceextemporaneous extemporized haphazard

Strong matches (11)

hasty impromptu improvised makeshift precipitaterough-and-readysnapstruck with surprisesurprisedtaken aback

Noun(1 words)

menstruation

Related words (19)

taken by surprisetaken unawarestripped upunarranged unbegun unconcocted uncontrived undeliberated undevised unhatched unmade unmanufactured unorganized unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unprimed unready unstudied

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Some clever person came up with the apt name of little John (or big John for the optimist) for a suitably shaped container for those who were caught short.

Source: wiktionary

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