skinny

Formsskinnier, skinniest

Pluralskinnies (some meanings)

Formsskinnies, skinnying, skinnied

1. 1
   adjectivecolloquial

   Thin, often in a way that does not look nice.

   My cousin is so skinny that his pants keep falling down.

   The stray cat was skinny and hungry.

   Similarthin, scrawny, bony, lanky, gaunt

   Oppositefat, chubby, plump, heavy

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2. 2
   tight (clothes)adjective

   Of clothes, made to fit close and tight to the body.

   These skinny jeans are hard to pull on over my boots.

   My sister likes skinny jeans, but I like loose ones.

   Similartight, slim, fitted

   Oppositebaggy, loose

3. 3
   inside factsnouncolloquialuncountable

   The facts or news about something, often learned from gossip.

   My neighbor always has the skinny on what's happening on our street.

   Call me later and give me the skinny on the party.

   Similarlowdown, scoop, dope

4. 4
   fewer caloriesadjectivecolloquial

   Of food or drinks, made to have less fat or fewer calories.

   I'll have a skinny hot chocolate, please.

   This skinny pizza has less cheese than the normal one.

   Similarlight, low-fat

   Oppositefull-fat

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5. 5
   cup of coffeenouncolloquialcountable

   A cup of coffee made with less fat.

   I ordered a skinny and a muffin.

   The barista made three skinnies for the table by the window.

6. 6
   naked (dipping)adjective

   With no clothes on, mostly in the phrase "skinny dipping."

   On hot nights the kids ran down to the pond to go skinny dipping.

   Some beaches allow skinny dipping, but most ask you to wear a swimsuit.

   Similarnaked, nude

   Oppositeclothed, dressed

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7. 7
   cut downverbcolloquialtransitive

   To make something smaller or cut it down.

   We need to skinny the guest list for the wedding.

   The little shop had to skinny down after a slow year.

   Similartrim, pare, whittle, downsize, shrink

   Oppositeexpand

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8. 8
   thin personnounnonstandardcountable

   A thin person or creature.

   "Come on, skinny, eat your dinner," Grandma said.

   The coach split the team into the big guys and the skinnies.

   Similarbeanpole

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9. 9
   noununcountable

   The state of having no clothes on, mostly in "in the skinny."

   He ran from the shower to his bedroom in the skinny.

   She would never swim in the skinny where people could see.

   Similarnude, buff, altogether

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    golfadjective

    In golf, of a shot, hit with the bottom part of the club.

    My skinny shot rolled right past the hole.

    He hit the ball skinny, and it barely got off the ground.

    Similarthin

    Oppositefat

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    narrow fencenouncountable

    A narrow fence that a horse has to jump over.

    My pony ran out at the skinny because it was so narrow.

    We practiced jumping skinnies at riding camp.

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