What does skinnymalinks mean?
Skinnymalinks means (informal, UK, dated in US) A skinny person..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal, UK, dated in US) A skinny person..
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. […]
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.
'Oh, Lord, you've turned into a right skinnymalinks,' she noticed. 'Is that because of the boyfriend?'
Use skinnymalinks when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Skinnymalinks means (informal, UK, dated in US) A skinny person..
Common synonyms include skin and bones, spindleshanks, thin person.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: skin and bones, spindleshanks; see also Thesaurus:thin person
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