Slimsy

//ˈslɪmzi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    flimsy; frail US, colloquial, dated

    "In front of the store, and in and out of the interminable pushcarts, with their flaring oil-lamps at night illuminating a bewildering miscellany of merchandise,—everything from spoiled grapefruit to slimsy suspenders, Rosey played and fought and bit her way."

Example

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"In front of the store, and in and out of the interminable pushcarts, with their flaring oil-lamps at night illuminating a bewildering miscellany of merchandise,—everything from spoiled grapefruit to slimsy suspenders, Rosey played and fought and bit her way."

Etymology

Blend of slim + flimsy.

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