noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of skimpy form-of, plural
2. 2
   Lightweight, revealing garments. slang

   "The first thing that came to her awareness was that she was alone in the borrowed bed, wearing nothing but her skimpies."

Synonyms

All synonyms

insufficientmeagerscantthinthreadbareabstemious

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"The first thing that came to her awareness was that she was alone in the borrowed bed, wearing nothing but her skimpies."

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