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How to use skimpy in a sentence

24 example sentences · adjective, noun

Skimpy means small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive. Example: “They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.”

Examples of skimpy by meaning

adjectiveSmall or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

  • They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.
  • You was a po' skimpy little boy no mo' than about fo'teen when you lef' home to come No'th; but I knowed you the minute I sot eyes on you.1909, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Thimble, Thimble”, in Options
  • Desert Hearts is one of the high spots in the skimpy history of gay movies — and probably the high spot in the even more barren history of lesbian films.1986 April 19, Michael Bronski, “Two Views on Desert Hearts: Sexy? or simply Slow?”, in Gay Community News, page 9

adjectiveVery small, light, or revealing.

  • Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?
  • Denis Breen in skimpy frockcoat and blue canvas shoes shuffled out of Harrison’s hugging two heavy tomes to his ribs.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[8]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  • His suit, the latest thing in Old Eli Togs, was skin-tight, with skimpy trousers to the tops of his glaring tan boots, a chorus-man waistline, pattern of an agitated check, and across the back a belt which belted nothing.1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter II, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC

nounA barmaid who wears little clothing.

  • It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies.2000, Australian Journal of Mining, page 2
  • 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.2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, Lonely Planet, page 159
  • Skimpy barmaids, or just “skimpies,” refers to female bar staff who wear a bikini or lingerie.2017 March 27, Calla Wahlquist, “'Skimpies' night: the Western Australia pub tradition that refuses to die”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

More sentences with skimpy

  • I would not be caught dead in such a skimpy dress.From the entry not be caught dead
  • Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention.From the entry invite
  • The full-cut boyshort, the skimpy thong's polar opposite, becomes the latest darling to wear downstairs.2012, Rebecca Apsan, Lessons in Lingerie: Finding Your Perfect Shade of Seduction, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry boyshort
  • The line of her skimpy panties rested just above her Venus mound.2008, Devyn Quinn, Sins of the Night, Aphrodisia, published 2008, →ISBN. From the entry Venus mound
  • And yet, for all her erotic poses, skimpy outfits and well-oiled limbs, Mrs.2007 July 16, Alessandra Stanley, “New Girl in Town Gets Settled With Hubby”, in New York Times. From the entry unsensual
  • The skimpy black underpants had ridden up, and now Chang’s wrinkly old bottom was pointing in their direction.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry ride up
  • I'll admit, I've no idea what lies beyond the bridge, but I tell him it's fine to pack his skimpy swimwear.2016, Ben Phillips, Sorry Bro!, page 110. From the entry bro globes
  • Then he couldn't take the presh and skadoodled, leaving Mom with zero babysitting money and skimpy food rations.2015, David Spade, Almost Interesting: The Memoir, HarperCollins, →ISBN. From the entry presh
  • The pair have dressed up in skimpy Mrs Santa Claus lingerie - accessorised by some rather racy Christmas stockings.2010 December 24, Jody Thompson, “A very Kerry Christmas! Kerry Katona and Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs dress up as sexy Mrs Santas”…. From the entry Mrs Santa
  • We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.2004, Cathy Crimmons, How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization, page 202. From the entry bikini
  • This time round BarelyPolitical.com has got in on the act, selling skimpy red boy-shorts with "OBAMA" written in big white lettering across the back.2008 April 8, Ada Edemariam, “The rise of pants campaigns”, in The Guardian. From the entry boyshorts
  • The first thing that came to her awareness was that she was alone in the borrowed bed, wearing nothing but her skimpies.2002, Linda Lael Miller, High Country Bride, page 34. From the entry skimpies
  • Out of her frock she was a woman; childhood discarded for ever with the skimpy rag that hid her body from male eyes.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 197. From the entry revisualize
  • "We were talking about this at dinner the other night, about how some interns show up in some of the skimpiest clothing," a female press secretary said.2005 June 22, “The bad rap of Capitol Hill interns”, in The Hill. From the entry skintern
  • And for the sentimental among you, the trusty old Succubus (that’s a submarine not a ghouly undead thing in a skimpy negligee) is apparently still around somewhere.2001 July, George Soropos, “Aquanox”, in PC PowerPlay, number 62, Sydney, N.S.W.: Next Publishing Pty Ltd, →ISSN, page 35, column 2. From the entry ghouly

Meaning of skimpy

  1. adjective Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
  2. adjective Very small, light, or revealing.
  3. adjective Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.

Full definition of skimpy

Questions about skimpy in a sentence

How do you use skimpy in a sentence?
Skimpy is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.”
What is a short sentence with skimpy?
“Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?”
What does skimpy mean?
Skimpy means small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

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