skimpy
pronunciation
How to pronounce skimpy in British English:
UK [ˈskɪmpi]
How to pronounce skimpy in American English:
US [ˈskɪmpi]
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- Adjective:
- containing little excess
Word Origin
- skimpy (adj.)
- 1842, from skimp (adj.) "scanty" (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of scrimp or a variant of scamp (v.). Related: Skimpiness.
Example
- 1. Icould not believe that they wanted me to wear something so skimpy on a stage .
- 2. It is hardly racy by today 's standards but this skimpy lingerie has certainly shocked historians .
- 3. I remember seeing drag queens and men dressed in skimpy attire and thinking to myself : get me out of here so I can watch a baseball game .
- 4. Ms letizia is now a model and naples is dotted with giant posters of her in skimpy lingerie .
- 5. A study found that at least a third of men want women stopped from wearing revealing outfits at work , with skimpy shorts the first to go .