skinnies

Fitted denim trousers

Skinnies is informal for skinny jeans—tight-fitting pants that taper closely to the leg from hip to ankle: She paired her skinnies with ankle boots.

The term can also mean inside information or the essential facts, from the skinny: Give me the skinnies on what happened at the meeting.

jeans

denim

Tough cotton twill

low-rise · mid-rise · distressed · spray-on · slim-fit · tapered · cropped · ripped · stonewashed · selvedge

fit

tight

Firmly stretched or fitting

figure-hugging · clingy · tapered · streamlined · contoured · narrow · close-fitting · second-skin · stretch · compression

fashion

trendy

Currently in vogue

wardrobe · styling · boutique · edgy · urban · contemporary · chic · stylish · designer · modish

slang

intel

Gathered espionage data

  • gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
  • lowdownEssential inside facts
  • infoKnowledge, abbreviated

details · dirt · buzz · news · rumors · tips · whispers · word · deets

Categories
Opposites
pant leg fit/silhouette

skinniesbaggy jeans

Oversized denim pants

wide-leg pants · baggies · flares · bootcut · bell-bottoms

Family

skinniness, skinniest, skinnied

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G