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skinny legend

skinny legend noun: a term of endearment, used especially of celebrities by fans.

Noun

skinny legend (plural skinny legends)

  1. (humorous, Stan Twitter slang) A term of endearment, used especially of celebrities by fans.
    • I grin as wide as the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Aorta, you are officially a skinny legend.2019, Susan White, Take the Shot
    • In certain celebrity-obsessed corners of the Internet, there is no greater compliment than being called a "skinny legend."2019, Andrea Park, “FKA Twigs Calls Out Use of “Problematic” Term “Skinny Legend””, in W Magazine

Forms of skinny legend

pluralskinny legends

Origin of skinny legend

From skinny + legend. Its precise origins are unclear, but the earliest known occurrence was on Twitter in 2012. Subsequently adopted by fandoms of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, and gained more widespread use around the late 2010's.

Questions about skinny legend

What does skinny legend mean?
Skinny legend means a term of endearment, used especially of celebrities by fans.
What part of speech is skinny legend?
Skinny legend is a noun.
What is the plural of skinny legend?
The plural of skinny legend is skinny legends.

Words near skinny legend in the dictionary

  1. skinny drinks of water
  2. skinny fat
  3. skinny jab
  4. skinny jabs
  5. skinny jeans
  6. skinny legend
  7. skinny legends
  8. skinny Liz
  9. skinny malink
  10. skinny Minnie
  11. skinny Minnies

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