What is Short Bench?
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A term used typically to describe a team of people consisting of fewer than the usual number attributed to that group. It can be applied to any similar situation.
Derived largely from the hockey world where players sit on a "bench" when not playing (see
Hockey:
Even though our playoff finals were on a holiday weekend, we won our championship game despite the short bench.
Other:
Due to the last long weekend, we have a short bench at our beach house this coming weekend.