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skinny

Pronunciation: /ˈskɪni/
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Definition of skinny

adjective (skinnier, skinniest)

  • 1(of a person or part of their body) unattractively thin:his skinny arms
  • 2(of a garment) tight-fitting:a skinny jumper
  • (of a pair of jeans or trousers) tight-fitting and with very narrow legs: in the winter I live in skinny jeans and boots
  • 3 informal (of coffee) made with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk:one skinny latte to go, please

noun (plural skinnies)

informal
  • 1a skinny person.
  • 2 (skinnies) a pair of skinny jeans or trousers: if you’re tired of squeezing into your skinnies, bell-bottoms and flares are back in fashion
  • 3 (the skinny) US confidential information on a particular person or topic:net managers who want the skinny on the latest in computer security

Derivatives

skinniness

noun

skinny in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of skinny in the US English dictionary
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