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noun
A skinny person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, informal
Synonyms: skin and bones, spindleshanks, thin person
Antonyms: none provided
History
Uncertain. Possibly from a Scottish children's song, Skinamalinky Long Leg, about a thin man and his adventures.
