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slimsy

[slim-zee]

adjective

flimsy; frail.

Also, slimp·sy

[slimp-see] .

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; blend of slim and flimsy

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slimsy (ˈslɪmzɪ)

—*adj* , -sier, -siest
	informal (US) frail

[C19: from slim + flimsy]

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