skinny

IPA: skˈɪni

noun

  • (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
  • A state of nakedness; nudity.
  • (informal) A low-fat serving of coffee.
  • (nonstandard) A skinny being.

verb

  • (transitive) To reduce or cut down.

adjective

  • (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
  • (informal, of food or beverages) Having reduced fat or calories.
  • Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
  • (of clothing) Tight-fitting.
  • (golf) Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”)
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Examples of "skinny" in Sentences

  • She is a lank, skinny person.
  • The skinny font is the standard one.
  • She is so skinny unlike her brother.
  • There were a skinny lady and a fat man.
  • Skinny jeans do hug the leg all the way down.
  • The picture of the really skinny guy is a survivor.
  • The picture makes him look rather frail and skinny.
  • He is the voice behind the skinny jet black haired Simon.
  • He was considered the skinny kid in the series and somewhat of a nerd.
  • Now they skulk about Starbucks in skinny jeans and hoodies and Chuck Taylors.
  • "We don't use the word skinny anymore because it's a turn-off," says Mr. Zielinski.
  • I have caught catfish on lures before, but this one slammed it like a bass, he splashed and slammed the lure in skinny water.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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