Definition of the skinny
US, informal
: the true information about someone or something that is not known by most people
What's the skinny on their supposed breakup? Give me the inside/straight/real skinny.
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“The skinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20skinny. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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