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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, uncommon, usually in the plural) Someone of Somali descent..
Hey, watch out for skinnies. They're all over the rooftops.
It was not long before many UNITAF personnel in Mogadishu and the outlying HRSs began referring to the Somalis as “skinnies,” or using other derogatory terms.
Use skinnie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Skinnie means (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, uncommon, usually in the plural) Someone of Somali descent..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hey, watch out for skinnies. They're all over the rooftops.
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