Skilligimink

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Thu Mar 10 16:18:30 UTC 2005


>what's "skinnamarink"?

This means a thin person. This appears in DARE under "skinny malink" and I
think in OED under "skinny". There are other spellings. Supposedly it's a
Scotticism.

-- Doug Wilson



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