confidential information about a topic or person
"he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"
The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
"The journalist shared some skinny about the merger that was circulating in the office rumors."
In plain English: A skinny is someone who looks very thin and has little body fat.
"The skinny on what happened is that he forgot to lock the door and left his wallet inside."
To reduce or cut down.
"After starting his new diet plan, he managed to skinny down twenty pounds in a month."
of or relating to or resembling skin
"The artist applied a thin layer of varnish to give the canvas a smooth, skin-like finish."
fitting snugly
"a tightly-fitting cover"
"tight-fitting clothes"
giving or spending with reluctance
"our cheeseparing administration"
"very close (or near) with his money"
"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
"The boy was so skinny that his collarbones were visible even under his sweater."
In plain English: Skinny means very thin and having little body fat.
"She decided to go on a diet because she wanted to get skinny."
Usage: Use skinny as an adjective when describing someone who is unnaturally thin rather than healthily slender. As a noun, it refers specifically to the latest news or inside information gathered through rumors and gossip.
The word "skinny" comes from Middle English, formed by adding "-y" to "skin." Its current meanings likely evolved from phrases like "skin and bones," describing a lack of fat or muscle, as well as references to nudity where only skin is visible.