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skinny drink of water

skinny drink of water noun: a person with a thin, gangly build.

Noun

skinny drink of water (plural skinny drinks of water)

  1. (US, slang) A person with a thin, gangly build.
    • Some skinny drink of water was raising the most sand of all, going at it whole-hog with one old man.2006, Ivan Bunin, Night of Denial: Stories and Novellas, →ISBN, page 226
    • At one point McGregor had coughed and the skinny drink of water involuntarily slid his chair back from the table.2011, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night, →ISBN

Synonyms of skinny drink of water

Forms of skinny drink of water

pluralskinny drinks of water

Origin of skinny drink of water

Based on the earlier long drink of water.

Questions about skinny drink of water

What does skinny drink of water mean?
Skinny drink of water means a person with a thin, gangly build.
What part of speech is skinny drink of water?
Skinny drink of water is a noun.
What is the plural of skinny drink of water?
The plural of skinny drink of water is skinny drinks of water.

Words near skinny drink of water in the dictionary

  1. skinny dippers
  2. skinny dipping
  3. skinny dips
  4. skinny diving
  5. skinny down
  6. skinny drink of water
  7. skinny drinks of water
  8. skinny fat
  9. skinny jab
  10. skinny jabs
  11. skinny jeans

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