Definition of SKINNY

skinny

Plural: skinnies

Noun

  • confidential information about a topic or person
    • "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"
  • The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
  • A state of nakedness; nudity.
  • A low-fat serving of coffee.
  • A skinny being.
  • An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a narrow fence.

Adjective Satellite

  • being very thin
    • "a child with skinny freckled legs"
  • fitting snugly
  • giving or spending with reluctance

Adjective

  • Very thin or lean; also, secret information.
  • of or relating to or resembling skin

Adj

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

Verb

  • To reduce or cut down.

Examples

  • He hoped for a skinny letter to fit into the tight spot for a bingo bonus.
  • Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
  • She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

boney, cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, scraggy, scrawny, tight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting, underweight, weedy, thin

Scrabble Score: 13

skinny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skinny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skinny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

skinny: valid Words With Friends Word