" Short, sharp shock" is a phrase meaning "punishment that is quick and severe." Short, sharp shock may also refer to: * Short Sharp Shock (band) * ''Short Sharp Shock'' (Short Sharp Shock album) * '' Shortsharpshock'', the first EP released by the band Therapy * ''Short Sharp Shock'' (Chaos UK album), 1984 *'' A Short, Sharp Shock'', a 1990 fantasy novel written by Kim Stanley Robinson * ''Short Sharp Shock'' (film) (''Kurz und schmerzlos''), a 1998 film by Fatih Akin

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