Skinny
adjective
Very thin or too thin.
He was a skinny little boy with big glasses.
Often appears as...
- skinny jeans
- skinny latte
noun
The inside information or the real truth about something.
Give me the skinny on what happened at the meeting.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Means a non-fat or low-fat version of a particular food or drink.
I'll have a skinny latte, please.
Often appears as...
- skinny latte
- skinny dipping
adjective
Very thin or too thin.
He was a skinny little boy with big glasses.
Often appears as...
- skinny jeans
- skinny latte
noun
The inside information or the real truth about something.
Give me the skinny on what happened at the meeting.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Means a non-fat or low-fat version of a particular food or drink.
I'll have a skinny latte, please.
Often appears as...
- skinny latte
- skinny dipping
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Skinny might imply someone looks unhealthily thin; it's not always a compliment.
She was worried he looked too skinny after his illness.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashionably Slim
'Skinny' can be positive when referring to clothing like jeans, suggesting a trendy fit.
He loves wearing his skinny jeans on the weekends.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Language
While common, 'skinny' is casual; alternatives may be preferable in formal contexts.
In the medical report, they described him as underweight, not skinny.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Skinny might imply someone looks unhealthily thin; it's not always a compliment.
She was worried he looked too skinny after his illness.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashionably Slim
'Skinny' can be positive when referring to clothing like jeans, suggesting a trendy fit.
He loves wearing his skinny jeans on the weekends.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Language
While common, 'skinny' is casual; alternatives may be preferable in formal contexts.
In the medical report, they described him as underweight, not skinny.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Skinny might imply someone looks unhealthily thin; it's not always a compliment.
She was worried he looked too skinny after his illness.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashionably Slim
'Skinny' can be positive when referring to clothing like jeans, suggesting a trendy fit.
He loves wearing his skinny jeans on the weekends.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Language
While common, 'skinny' is casual; alternatives may be preferable in formal contexts.
In the medical report, they described him as underweight, not skinny.
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Video examples
Rescuing Adorable Grey...
it as well give it some rehydration fluids some of the animals that we come across are quite dehydrated and skinny and really exhausted as well so to have that early perk up before we take it into a rehabilitation center really can help while they're in transport seeing more animals from entanglement as well there's more again public awareness of the issue and more people reporting it
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
partial eclipse right there's a skinny line you said earlier 40 plus miles across that is the totality line where you'll be able to see the Sun or the Sun be completely blocked by the moon that's right now these different phases require different types of protection so maybe we should do it a quicksave they do
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Looks aren't everything....
looking for is if you are a little bit skinnier and you have shinier hair you will be so happy and fabulous and one we're backstage we give an answer that maybe makes it seem like that we say it's really amazing to travel and it's amazing to get to work with creative inspired passionate people and those
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Rediscovering Glen...
course is mushrooms and rice with sun-dried tomatoes in hot sauce and then we're having a small course of sardines to cleanse the palate it's a slot canyons man I had never been in something like that in my entire life you're walking through these candidates which are fairly tall and skinny in the
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What's hidden under the...
but first I should point out that the crevasse is about a thousand times narrower than it is deep, so in the main panel here, we've zoomed in to better see the details. You can look to the smaller panel on the right to see the true scale for how tall and skinny the crevasse is.
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Mads Tang-Christensen:...
their weight will also be distributed in a bell-shaped curve. Some skinny, some in the middle and some heavy. We know that some of the skinny kids will remain skinny throughout life, and some of the obese kids will stay obese throughout life.
Video examples
Tim Jackson: An economic...
to the two billion people still trying to live each day on less than the price of a skinny latte from the cafe next door. What can we offer those people? It's clear that we have a responsibility to help lift them out of poverty.
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
Most take root nearby, while some travel for several months before landing in a different part of the world. Once they’ve settled down, mangroves deploy tall, skinny stilt roots, crutch-like prop roots or wavy buttress roots,
Video examples
A vision for the future...
I met a skinny, dreadlocked MIT/Harvard-trained inventor in London. Over coffee, I challenged him to think and plan along with me how innovation could help to drive national development
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
desk and someone different there in the morning oh okay baby all right okay now oh I've just written these notes skinny world poverty
Video examples
Rescuing Adorable Grey...
it as well give it some rehydration fluids some of the animals that we come across are quite dehydrated and skinny and really exhausted as well so to have that early perk up before we take it into a rehabilitation center really can help while they're in transport seeing more animals from entanglement as well there's more again public awareness of the issue and more people reporting it
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
partial eclipse right there's a skinny line you said earlier 40 plus miles across that is the totality line where you'll be able to see the Sun or the Sun be completely blocked by the moon that's right now these different phases require different types of protection so maybe we should do it a quicksave they do
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
looking for is if you are a little bit skinnier and you have shinier hair you will be so happy and fabulous and one we're backstage we give an answer that maybe makes it seem like that we say it's really amazing to travel and it's amazing to get to work with creative inspired passionate people and those
Video examples
Rediscovering Glen...
course is mushrooms and rice with sun-dried tomatoes in hot sauce and then we're having a small course of sardines to cleanse the palate it's a slot canyons man I had never been in something like that in my entire life you're walking through these candidates which are fairly tall and skinny in the
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
but first I should point out that the crevasse is about a thousand times narrower than it is deep, so in the main panel here, we've zoomed in to better see the details. You can look to the smaller panel on the right to see the true scale for how tall and skinny the crevasse is.
Video examples
Mads Tang-Christensen:...
their weight will also be distributed in a bell-shaped curve. Some skinny, some in the middle and some heavy. We know that some of the skinny kids will remain skinny throughout life, and some of the obese kids will stay obese throughout life.
Video examples
Tim Jackson: An economic...
to the two billion people still trying to live each day on less than the price of a skinny latte from the cafe next door. What can we offer those people? It's clear that we have a responsibility to help lift them out of poverty.
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
Most take root nearby, while some travel for several months before landing in a different part of the world. Once they’ve settled down, mangroves deploy tall, skinny stilt roots, crutch-like prop roots or wavy buttress roots,
Video examples
A vision for the future...
I met a skinny, dreadlocked MIT/Harvard-trained inventor in London. Over coffee, I challenged him to think and plan along with me how innovation could help to drive national development
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
desk and someone different there in the morning oh okay baby all right okay now oh I've just written these notes skinny world poverty
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Goran Dragic
Slovenian Athlete
Even people back home, when I went to the NBA they were questioning whether I was good enough, I'm skinny, I don't have outside shot. As a player, sometimes that criticism, you just have to take that and try to convert it into motivation.
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Hayley Hasselhoff
American Actress
My parents always told me I'm beautiful the way that I am, and I never thought to myself that I needed to be skinny because there's a magazine out there that said, 'Oh, size two,' or, 'Oh, this girl's beautiful because she's skinny.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
There are some great skinny girls, but it's about characters, isn't it? That's what I find attractive. People who've had interesting lives and tell you something that you don't know or are really good fun.
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Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
I've come to a point in my life where I'm not trying to be skinny, I'm just trying to be healthy, and I've found that if I don't really stress about it, the weight kind of just comes off.
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Heidi Klum
German Model
I don't want to be wondering about how skinny I am, wondering what I'm going to eat because I don't want to gain and I want to look hot and young, always and forever.
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Melania Trump
American First Lady
Of course, I always loved fashion - and I was always the tallest one and the skinniest one, so that helped.
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Erin Heatherton
American Model
It's important to be fit, but you shouldn't get too skinny. You need to have curves.
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Kelly Brook
English Model
I've never said I'm perfect, and I've never said I'm a skinny girl.
Quote examples
Cindy Crawford
American Model
Even in normal life, I'm not the skinniest model.
Quote examples
John Pinette
Let's face it, it's a skinny world out there.
Quote examples
Goran Dragic
Slovenian Athlete
Even people back home, when I went to the NBA they were questioning whether I was good enough, I'm skinny, I don't have outside shot. As a player, sometimes that criticism, you just have to take that and try to convert it into motivation.
Quote examples
Hayley Hasselhoff
American Actress
My parents always told me I'm beautiful the way that I am, and I never thought to myself that I needed to be skinny because there's a magazine out there that said, 'Oh, size two,' or, 'Oh, this girl's beautiful because she's skinny.
Quote examples
Giles Deacon
British Designer
There are some great skinny girls, but it's about characters, isn't it? That's what I find attractive. People who've had interesting lives and tell you something that you don't know or are really good fun.
Quote examples
Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
I've come to a point in my life where I'm not trying to be skinny, I'm just trying to be healthy, and I've found that if I don't really stress about it, the weight kind of just comes off.
Quote examples
Heidi Klum
German Model
I don't want to be wondering about how skinny I am, wondering what I'm going to eat because I don't want to gain and I want to look hot and young, always and forever.
Quote examples
Melania Trump
American First Lady
Of course, I always loved fashion - and I was always the tallest one and the skinniest one, so that helped.
Quote examples
Erin Heatherton
American Model
It's important to be fit, but you shouldn't get too skinny. You need to have curves.
Quote examples
Kelly Brook
English Model
I've never said I'm perfect, and I've never said I'm a skinny girl.
Quote examples
Cindy Crawford
American Model
Even in normal life, I'm not the skinniest model.
Quote examples
John Pinette
Let's face it, it's a skinny world out there.
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