skinny.
Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Meaning & usage
Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
Of food or a beverage, having reduced fat or calories.
skinny flat white
Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
Tight-fitting.
skinny jeans
Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”).
Where this word comes from
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.
The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.
A state of nakedness; nudity.
A low-fat serving of coffee.
A skinny being.
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a narrow fence.
Where this word comes from
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.
To reduce or cut down.
Where this word comes from
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.
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