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Meaning of Skinnie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of skinnie
    alt-of
  2. Someone of Somali descent.
    derogatory, ethnic, plural-normally, slang, slur, uncommon

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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