Slimsy
//ˈslɪmzi// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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