short-short story

noun
UK /ˌʃɔːt ˈʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/
US /ˌʃɔːrt ˈʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri/

A short-short story is a very short story that you can read in just a few minutes.

Our teacher read us a funny short-short story about a talking dog.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A story of roughly 1,000 words or fewer, often with a twist ending.

She writes short-short stories for a magazine that only prints tiny tales.

3. A brief piece of creative writing used in classrooms to teach plot and character.

For homework, we each wrote a short-short story with a surprise ending.

4. A very brief account of a real event, told in a few sentences.

Grandpa told us a short-short story about the day he met Grandma.