ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Skinnymalinks

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Skinnymalinks is a noun meaning (informal, UK, dated in US) A skinny person.

Meaning

(informal, UK, dated in US) A skinny person.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: skin and bones, spindleshanks; see also Thesaurus:thin person
'But she's a skinnymalinks.' 'She had lots of puppyfat before puberty stretched her out. […]
'Oh, Lord, you've turned into a right skinnymalinks,' she noticed. 'Is that because of the boyfriend?'
Too often, the media have played down the positive aspects of bulimia, displaying endless photographs of skinnymalinkses, none of whom look as if they could down more than as^([sic]) dozen tubes of Pringles (haven't you tried them? oh but you must!) without leaving the lavatory in a state of disarray.

Word Forms

Synonyms for skinnymalinks

Depending on context, synonyms include spindleshanks.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skinny-malinky, skinny, skinnie, thinny, shitskin, skin.

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