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Definition of
skinny noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
skinny
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈskɪni
/
/
[
uncountable
]
the
skinny
(on somebody/something)
(
informal
)
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information about someone or something, especially details that are not generally known
So what's the skinny?
This book gives you the skinny on Hollywood.
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