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skinny

UK/ˈskɪni/ US/ˈskɪni/ common informal
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

having unattractive thinness

  • “a child with skinny freckled legs”
  • “a long scrawny neck”
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noun

1.

confidential information about a topic or person

  • “he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner”

Origin

From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.

Phrases

  • skinny as a rail
  • skinny bitch
  • skinny dip
  • skinny dipper
  • skinny diving
  • skinny drink of water
  • skinny fat
  • skinny jab

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