Meaning of skinnymalinks | Babel Free

Definitions

A skinny person.

UK, dated, informal

Examples

“'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?'”

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