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# skinny

adjective (skinny, skinnier, skinniest); noun (the skinny — US slang)

«skinny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Skinny means very thin, sometimes too thin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m1)
2. Skinny clothes fit closely, like skinny jeans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m2)
3. (food) Skinny means made with low-fat milk, like a skinny latte. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m3)
4. (US slang) «The skinny» means the inside information or the facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: skinny jeans, a skinny dog. In stories, it can be an unkind way to talk about someone's body. Phrases: «skinny jeans», «skinny dipping» (swimming without clothes), «the skinny on».

### Examples

- The stray cat was very skinny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x1)
- I wear skinny jeans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x2)
- My legs are skinny, but strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x3)
- (US slang) Give me the skinny on the new teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x4)
- The skinny tree bent in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x5)
- Mum ordered a skinny latte. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x6)
- How would he look if he saw your pointy ears, your long thin snout, your shivering, skinny legs, and your long grey tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x7)

### Note

Can be rude about people's bodies; «slim» is kinder. Comparative: skinnier, skinniest (y → i). Myth: being skinny does not always mean being healthy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skinny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skinny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skinny.html) on Mova free.