skinny

Lacking body fat

Skinny means very thin, often implying too thin: a skinny kid who needed to eat more.

It's more casual and slightly more judgmental than slim or slender.

The noun phrase the skinny means inside information or the essential facts: What's the skinny on the new boss?

To skinny-dip is to swim naked.

bodytype

thin

Small in diameter

willowy · svelte · lithe · wiry · lanky · scrawny · bony · spindly · gaunt · angular

insubstantial

flimsy

Weak and easily damaged

wispy · sheer · lightweight · thin · meager · scanty · sparse · skimpy · bare · minimal

emaciated

malnourished

Lacking proper nutrition

wasted · skeletal · cadaverous · haggard · pinched · anorexic · emaciated · frail · famished · sunken

fashion

jeans

Casual denim trousers

pants · trousers · fit · stretch · ankle · cigarette · pencil · tapered · tight · bodycon

informal

scoop

First-reported story

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

dirt · details · dope · intel · news · rundown · briefing · update · word · buzz

narrow

alley

Narrow way between buildings

pathway · channel · strait · gap · margin · strip · sliver · wedge · neck · waist

Categories
Opposites
body size/weight

skinnyfat

Adipose tissue

thick · obese · overweight · plump · chubby

garment fit

skinnywide

Of great breadth

thick · loose · baggy · broad · relaxed

Phrases
Family

skin, skins, skinned, skinning, skinless, skintight, skinflint, skinhead, skincare

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G