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Definition of 'skimp'English
Verb
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
Related terms
* skimpily
* skimpy
Adjective
( en-adj)
(dated|UK|dialect|or|US|colloquial) Scanty.
Noun
( en-noun)
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
* 2007 , George Ella Lyon, With a Hammer for my Heart , p. 192:
- I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.
(in the plural|colloquial) Underwear.
* 2007 , Zoo Today :
- While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.
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