skinny meaning and definition

SKINNY noun

Definition of skinny (noun)

1. confidential information about a topic or person
   • "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"

SKINNY adjective

Definition of skinny (adjective)

1. being very thin
   • "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
   • synonyms: boney, scraggy, scrawny, underweight, weedy
2. of or relating to or resembling skin
3. fitting snugly
   • "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"
   • synonyms: tight fitting, tightfitting, tight-fitting, tightly fitting
4. giving or spending with reluctance
   • "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
   • synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching