Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having very little bodily flesh or fat, often unattractively so; very thin. synonym: lean.
- adjective Having little width; narrow.
- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling skin.
- noun Inside information; the real facts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of or having the nature of skin; resembling skin or film; cutaneous; membranous.
- Tough and firm or dense, but not hard: as, the skinny covering of a bird's beak: distinguished from
horny . - Characterized by skinniness; showing skin with little appearance of flesh under it; lean; emaciated.
- Miserly; stingy; mean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal Having little
flesh andfat ;slim ;slender ;narrow ;thin , generally beyond what looks beautiful. - adjective informal Low-fat.
- adjective
Naked ;nude (chiefly used in the phraseskinny dipping ). - noun colloquial The
details orfacts ; especially, those obtained bygossip orrumor . - noun A state of nakedness;
nudity . - noun A skinny being
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective fitting snugly
- adjective being very thin
- adjective of or relating to or resembling skin
- adjective giving or spending with reluctance
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We don't use the word skinny anymore because it's a turn-off," says Mr. Zielinski.
Project Plus-Size Sarah Nassauer 2011
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Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the great Sarah Palin mystery, her startling attack on what she called skinny starlets on her last day as governor of Alaska.
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
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I have caught catfish on lures before, but this one slammed it like a bass, he splashed and slammed the lure in skinny water.
Field & Stream 2009
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Now they skulk about Starbucks in skinny jeans and hoodies and Chuck Taylors.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR OCTOBER 22ND | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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Also, to potentially chat up cute hipsters in skinny jeans and flannel who are "virtually" exploring Life's Big Questions at coffee shops in all corners of this great, messed-up world.
Rainn Wilson: The 5 Questions You Hate Not Knowing the Answer to Rainn Wilson 2010
alexz commented on the word skinny
in mountain biking, it's a very narrow and elevated bridge which is technically difficult to ride on.
January 12, 2013
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January 13, 2013
bilby commented on the word skinny
Supposedly used by US service personnel in Somali to refer to members of enemy militia.
January 22, 2014