The Online Slang Dictionary
(American, English, and Urban slang)

Login     Register     Forgot password     Resend confirmation

Definition of the skinny

skinny, the

noun

  • facts; inside information.
    Person A: I was at the stockholders meeting yesterday.

    Person B: So what's the skinny?

    Person A: You're never going to believe this, but they fired Freeman!
                                                                                                                                              

    Citation from Brides Magazine, September/October 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
               

                                                                                     

    Citation from Yelp.com, 27 January 2016 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 27 2016. Submitted by David S. on Jul 20 2003.

+Add a definition for this slang term

More info:

Interactive stats:

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

None found.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'skinny':

Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
Definitions include: to swim naked.
Definitions include: with skinny or normal-sized arms and legs, but with a large stomach and possibly (for men only) fatty breasts.
Definitions include: chubby.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it(11)  
No longer use it(3)  
Heard it but never used it(6)  
Have never heard it(9)  

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 9 votes: 44%  (See the most vulgar words.)


Least vulgar  
  Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)


Least vulgar  
  Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.


Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/the-skinny">the skinny</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/the-skinny the skinny]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.