how to pronounce skinny

/ˈskɪn.i/

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skinny is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of skinny in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… big fat ones little skinny discs you …”

meaning of skinny

Skinny means thin, not fat.

skinny frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word skinny occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.