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i adjective
1.
very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
2.
of or like skin.
3.
unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits.
4.
(of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed.
noun
5.
Slang.
a.
accurate information; data; facts.
b.
news, especially if confidential; gossip: Here's the skinny on the latest Hollywood scandal.
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skinny (ˈskɪnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -nier, -niest | |
| 1. | lacking in flesh; thin |
| 2. | consisting of or resembling skin |
| 'skinniness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
skinny
1573, "resembling skin," from skin (n.). Meaning "emaciated" is recorded from 1605. In the sense of "the truth" it is World War II military slang, perhaps from the notion of the "naked" truth. Skinny-dip first recorded 1950s.
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Slang Dictionary
(hot) skinny definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
My best friend's, skinny as a rail, husband was diagnosed with it last year.
If you're looking to lose weight, here's a simple tip: don't dine with the skinny dude who stuffs his face.
Which by itself would be neither interesting nor relevant if it weren't for all the skinny people around him.
In the nineteenth century, ballerinas were scolded for being too skinny.
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