Meanings
verbskinny down (third-person singular simple present skinnies down, present participle skinnying down, simple past and past participle skinnied down)
present singular third person skinnies down · participle present skinnying down · participle past skinnied down · past skinnied down
- informalintransitivetransitiveTo become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
I'm hoping to skinny down this year.
- informalintransitivetransitiveTo become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous.
That company is skinnying down to the tune of a thousand employees this year.
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APA
skinny down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20down
MLA
“skinny down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20down. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skinny down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20down.
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