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HTML

<select class="shortened-select" style="position:absolute !important; width: 200px">
  <!--option val="" data-descr="" style="display: none"></option-->
  <option value="Open" val="Open" data-descr="some description" selected>Open</option>
  <option value="Closed" val="Closed" data-descr="a bunch of text" >Closed</option>
</select>

<select class="long-select" style="background-color:white; position: absolute !important; width: 200px; z-index: 10; pointer-events: none" onmousedown="(function(event){processOpen(event);})(event, this)" onfoucusout="$('.shortened-select').focus()">
  <option id="opt">Open</option>
</select>

JavaScript

mouseupcount = 0;
$('.shortened-select').on("mouseup", function(e) {
	if (mouseupcount == 0)
  	mouseupcount++;
	else
  	return mouseup();
});


$(document).ready(function() {

  $('.long-select').click(function(e) {
    var element = document.querySelector('.shortened-select');


    var event;
    event = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
    event.initMouseEvent('mouseup', true, true, window);
    element.dispatchEvent(event);
    /* can be added for i.e. compatiblity.
      optionsSelect.focus();
       var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
       WshShell.SendKeys("%{DOWN}");
    */
  });
});

function activatePointerEvents(){
	$(".long-select").css("{background-color:white; position: absolute !important; width: 200px; z-index: 10; pointer-events: auto !imporant}");
}


function processOpen(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  $input = $("select.shortened-select");
  var $this = $(this);
  $('.shortened-select').trigger('click');

}
function mouseup() {   
     $(".short-select").css("{background-color:white; position: absolute !important; width: 200px; z-index: 10; pointer-events: initial}");
    opt = document.querySelectorAll(".shortened-select option")[document.querySelector(".shortened-select").selectedIndex];
    $("#opt").html(opt.getAttribute("val") + " - " + opt.getAttribute("data-descr"));
    return true;
    }