skinny legend

noun

A term of endearment, used especially of celebrities by fans.

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Meanings

nounskinny legend (plural skinny legends)

plural skinny legends

  1. humorousStan Twitter slangA term of endearment, used especially of celebrities by fans.

    I grin as wide as the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Aorta, you are officially a skinny legend.

    2019, Susan White, Take the Shot
    2 more examples

    In certain celebrity-obsessed corners of the Internet, there is no greater compliment than being called a "skinny legend."

    2019, Andrea Park, “FKA Twigs Calls Out Use of “Problematic” Term “Skinny Legend””, in W Magazine

    Remember that harness Timothée Chalamet wore to the Oscars last year? An impossibly skinny legend named Violet Chachki has a thing or two to say about that.

    2020, Justin Kirkland, “Fits for a Queen: A RuPaul's Drag Race Style Review”, in Esquire

Origin

From skinny + legend. Its precise origins are unclear, but the earliest known occurrence was on Twitter in 2012. Subsequently adopted by fandoms of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, and gained more widespread use around the late 2010's.

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APA

skinny legend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20legend

MLA

“skinny legend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20legend. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skinny legend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinny%20legend.

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