skinny

/'skini/
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skinny

A child with skinny legs runs across the playground.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Very thin, especially in a way that shows bones or lacks flesh: Describes a person, animal, or body part that has very little fat or muscle.
    • Fitting very closely or tightly: Describes clothing that fits very snugly against the body.
    • Reluctant to give or spend; stingy: (Informal, less common) Describes someone who is very close with money.
    • Of, relating to, or resembling skin: (Technical/rare) Pertaining to the nature of skin.

  2. Noun:

    • Confidential or inside information: (Informal) Refers to secret or detailed information about a particular topic or person.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • After his illness, he looked pale and skinny. (Describing a very thin person.)
    • She prefers skinny jeans that hug her legs. (Describing tight-fitting clothing.)
    • Don't be so skinny with the details; tell us everything you know. (Informal use meaning stingy with information.)

  • Noun:

    • What's the skinny on the new manager? I heard she's very strict. (Asking for inside information.)
Advanced Usage
  • "The skinny": Used as a fixed phrase to mean "the essential information" or "the truth."
    • Give me the skinny on what happened at the meeting. (Tell me the essential details.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Skin (n): The outer covering of a body.
  • Skinniness (n): The state or quality of being skinny.
  • Skinny-dip (v): To swim naked. (This is a compound verb listed separately as a variant.)
  • Skinny latte (n): A coffee drink made with espresso and steamed non-fat milk. (This is a compound noun listed separately as a variant.)
Synonyms
  • Adjective (thin): Scrawny, gaunt, emaciated, slender, slim.
  • Adjective (tight): Tight-fitting, form-fitting, close-fitting.
  • Noun (information): Inside information, scoop, lowdown, dope.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs/Idioms)
  • To get the skinny on (something/someone): To obtain the inside information about something or someone.
    • I need to get the skinny on this merger before the announcement.
skinny

A child with skinny legs runs across the playground.

Adjective
  1. giving or spending with reluctance
    • our cheeseparing administration
    • very close (or near) with his money
    • a penny-pinching miserly old man
  2. fitting snugly
    • a tightly-fitting cover
    • tight-fitting clothes
  3. of or relating to or resembling skin
  4. being very thin
    • a child with skinny freckled legs
    • a long scrawny neck
Noun
  1. confidential information about a topic or person
    • he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner

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