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the skinny

the skinny

8 9.8
Information that gives the most important facts about what happened, often secret
  • idiom
  • Slang
translation icon : la primicia
  • If you want to succeed, it's important to get the skinny on the company culture before your interview.
  • give me the skinny
  • get the skinny
  • here's the skinny

So I would say that that's right now the, the sort of the skinny on THC and and CBD.

Examples

  • Here's the skinny on what Pets will bring to your home in Littlehaven in an exclusive interview:

    Blog text (28)

  • Paul Purpura has the skinny on the latest developments in the case of the skeeting lawyer as the civil suit has been settled.

    Blog text (18)

  • Get the skinny on the company, their infamous marketing training, and more.

    Blog text (10)

  • You see, getting the skinny on what rich people make is kind of Forbes' thing.

    Blog text (26)

  • So here is the skinny: any win in OH, PA, or MI would give RR the win.

    Blog text (13)

  • If you're not getting the skinny on what's really going on, then it's often wasted effort.

    Blog text (6)

  • You'll at least want one to get the skinny on the Old & New Testament all-stars that I would take into battle against the undead any day.

    Blog text (27)

  • I explained to Tim what I needed: all the skinny he could dig up on the Glorianas' Clematis Street office and their condo near Currie Park.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She always knows the skinny about the latest trends in fashion before they hit the market.

  • He asked for the skinny on the project so he could make informed decisions.

Synonyms

info
vsthe skinny
  • Informal
349 1.2

Facts and details about people or things, often short

is more specialized slang for essential or confidential facts
skinny
vsthe skinny
  • Informal
29 8.6

Short inside information about someone or something

has identical meaning and the same informal register
dope
vsthe skinny
  • Slang
24 9.6

Private information about a person or situation

is informal and stresses secret, not broad public facts
poop
vsthe skinny
  • Slang
18 9.9

The real facts about a person or situation

is slang for essential inside information rather than general details
lowdown
vsthe skinny
  • Informal
15 5.8

The true facts about something, often not widely known

focuses on core useful facts in informal inside sense
nitty-gritty
vsthe skinny
  • Informal
14 6.5

The most important specific details of a plan or problem

is more about core useful facts in informal insider contexts
bare bones
vsthe skinny
  • Informal
2 4.1

The most basic facts without extra details

is similar but often used for inside useful information specifically
low-down
vsthe skinny
  • Slang
1 8.5

True information about something often not widely known

is the slang core meaning pointing to essential secret facts
deets
vsthe skinny
  • Slang
9.9

Small facts about a plan, event, or person

is focused on essential inside facts rather than all small specifics

Antonyms

unknown
41 6.1

Something you do not know or cannot identify, for example a variable in math

How Complete

the skinny
  • Slang
8 9.8
gist
46 4.6
tip
445 1.0
hint
229 1.5

Surface Forms

the skinny singular
the skinnies plural

Morphology

the + skinny

The meaning 'the essential or inside information' is slang and does not follow from the literal constituents 'the' + 'skinny' (where 'skinny' normally means 'thin'), so a B1 learner who only knows the basic word senses would not predict this sense. The noun sense 'skinny' = 'brief insider account' is itself idiomatic and the definite article adds no clarifying compositional cue, making the phrase language-specific and unpredictable.

Etymology

The skinny may come from the image of something very thin or 'lean' left after you cut away the fat, so people used skinny for the short, important part of a story. That's why the skinny now means 'the main facts' or 'inside information'.