What does Skinny mean?

Definitions for Skinny
ˈskɪn iskin·ny

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Skinny.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. skinnyadjective

    confidential information about a topic or person

    "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"

  2. scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedyadjective

    being very thin

    "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"

  3. skinnyadjective

    of or relating to or resembling skin

  4. tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinnyadjective

    fitting snugly

    "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

  5. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnyadjective

    giving or spending with reluctance

    "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

Wiktionary

  1. skinnynoun

    A skinny person

  2. skinnynoun

    The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

    She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.

  3. skinnynoun

    A state of nakedness; nudity.

  4. skinnyadjective

    Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.

    Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender

  5. skinnyadjective

    Low-fat.

  6. skinnyadjective

    Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Skinnyadjective

    Consisting only of skin; wanting flesh.

    Etymology: from skin.

    Her choppy finger laying
    Upon her skinny lips. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Least the asperity of these cartilages of the windpipe should hurt the gullet, which is tender, and of a skinny substance, these annulary gristles are not made round; but where the gullet touches the windpipe, there, to fill up the circle, is only a soft membrane, which may easily give way. John Ray, on the Creation.

    His fingers meet
    In skinny films, and shape his oary feet. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

Wikipedia

  1. Skinny

    Skinny is another word for thin. It can also mean:

ChatGPT

  1. skinny

    Skinny generally refers to being very thin or slender. It is often used to describe someone's physical appearance denoting a body shape with minimal fat or lean muscle mass. However, it can also be used to describe objects like a narrow street or a skinny tie.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Skinnyadjective

    consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh

Wikidata

  1. Skinny

    Skinny was a band from London, which released two albums over a course of four years. Their most successful song, "Failure", was included on both albums.

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    Song lyrics by skinny -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by skinny on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Skinny in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Skinny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Skinny in a Sentence

  1. Melissa Anderson with K-9 Angels:

    Skinny Vinnie hops over to the driver's seat, sticks Skinny Vinnie head out the window and waits for the order, skinny Vinnie is always disappointed when the coffee arrives, but Skinny Vinnie never gives up hope.

  2. Whoopi Goldberg:

    Maybe one day they'll make a movie about a skinny white lady who invented a mop. ... Of course a black girl would have to invent the cure for cancer before they even give her a TV movie.

  3. Robert Collier:

    Ben Carson got through Ben Carson day trying not to be noticed, i remember Ben Carson having a pocket saver. Ben Carson had thick glasses. Ben Carson was skinny and unremarkable.

  4. Michele Yulo:

    Marketers basically decide what is 'girl' and what is 'boy,' which ultimately leads to two very distinct ways to profit as well as a blind acceptance from the consumer who, often, doesn't realize it's happening, girls are inundated from a very young age with inappropriate messaging by way of products like 'skinny' jeans for toddlers, or T-shirts that say, 'I'm too pretty to do homework, so my brother does it for me,' and sexy Halloween costumes. Kids begin to codify other kids by placing them in strict categories that they've been taught -- not born with. Inevitably, kids begin to believe that girls need to be sexy, and boys believe it, too.

  5. Josef Penninger:

    We looked at the genetic maps of people with a BMI [ body mass index ] below 18 and compared them with those of people of normal weight and found the [ genetic variant ] that correlated with being super skinny.

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