noun · common

skinny

skinny · skinnies

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

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/ˈskɪni/

» I know that Tom is skinny.

Я знаю, що Том худорлявий.

Meaning

5 senses

(colloquial)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.
A state of nakedness; nudity.
(informal)A low-fat serving of coffee.
(nonstandard)A skinny being.
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a narrow fence.

More definitions

confidential information about a topic or person

Examples

214 sentences

I know that Tom is skinny.
Я знаю, що Том худорлявий.
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How can a skinny person like you eat so much?
Як така худорлява людина, як ти, може так багато їсти?
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Tom is very skinny.
Том худючий.
deTom ist sehr mager.
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Tom is really skinny.
Том дуже худий.
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Tom used to be skinny.
Том колись був худий.
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Origin

From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning assoc

From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin + -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.

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Forms

plural: skinnies

Singular	skinny
Plural	skinnies

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Collocations

6 patterns

skinny dipping
go skinny dipping
very skinny when
is very skinny
awfully skinny
is a skinny