skimpy
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈskɪmpi/
skimpy (comparative skimpier, superlative skimpiest)
- Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.
- Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?
- They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.
- Italian: striminzito, scinto (of clothing)
- Russian: открове́нный
skimpy (plural skimpies)
- (Australia, Western Australia) A barmaid who wears little clothing. [From 1988.]
- 2000, Australian Journal of Mining, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=v9TrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=n7MlldHmhG&sig=xA8pTW9A0nwI6gYLdIs9iUZvw_U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YBtOUISmMo-YiAefzoBo&redir_esc=y page 2],
- It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies.
- 2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, Lonely Planet, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2IGEQwGLUPQC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=DAbVVNxQlD&sig=1ZcsSZt-tcVVlfTZap3XaK_nMqk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YBtOUISmMo-YiAefzoBo&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22skimpies%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 159],
- For an anthropological experience, the front bar at the Exchange Hotel provides a window into some locals′ lives at all hours of the day, with skimpies, TV sports and mine workers chain-drinking.
- 2010, Kathy Marks, Tears of the Sun, Robert Drewe (editor), The Best Australian Essays 2010, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GKyEp-QTtkAC&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=15YLr0b3Wv&sig=uOz56U3vMPSyvY9mMZ8GA4OKzhM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YBtOUISmMo-YiAefzoBo&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22skimpies%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 239],
- ‘ […] There are thirty-two hotels in Kalgoorlie, and only seven would have skimpies [scantily clad barmaids].’
- 2000, Australian Journal of Mining, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=v9TrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22skimpies%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=n7MlldHmhG&sig=xA8pTW9A0nwI6gYLdIs9iUZvw_U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YBtOUISmMo-YiAefzoBo&redir_esc=y page 2],
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