spindleshanks
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9.9
A person with very thin, long legs
- noun
- Informal
:
piernas de espagueti
- Everyone called him spindleshanks because of his long, thin legs.
Examples
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With her spindleshanks, she was often picked first for basketball.
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The tall boy with the spindleshanks struggled to keep up with his friends.
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And Spindleshanks.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
thin person
vsspindleshanks
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2.1
A person who has very little body fat and looks underweight
emphasizes long thin legs in addition to general slimness
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7.5
A very tall thin person who looks awkward
focuses on long thin legs without implying tall height
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9.9
A very thin, bony person
is less pejorative and highlights long thin legs
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8.2
A very thin person whose clothes hang loosely
is more descriptive and highlights long thin legs rather than joking
9.9
Long thin legs that look delicate
also stresses a very thin whole body as well as long legs
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
spindleshanks singular
spindleshanks plural
Morphology
Etymology
Spindleshanks comes from spindle ('a thin rod') and shanks ('legs'), so it paints a picture of someone with long, thin legs. So, to call someone a spindleshanks is to say they are very thin and have long legs.