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skinny

Syllabification: (skin·ny)
Pronunciation: /ˈskinē/
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Definition of skinny

adjective (skinnier, skinniest)

  • 1(of a person or part of their body) very thin:his skinny arms
  • 2(of an article of clothing) tight-fitting:a skinny black dress
  • (of a pair of pants, especially jeans) 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 pants, especially jeans: 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:the inside skinny is that he didn’t know the deal was in the works

Derivatives

skinniness

noun

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