skinnie
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Skinnie¹
noun Skinnies
- Alternative letter-case form of skinnie
skinnie²
Where it comes from
Named by American soldiers stationed in Somalia who felt that Somali culture was strange enough to seem "alien", comparing the Somalis to a race of aliens from the novel "Starship Troopers", which was popular among American soldiers. This term was not related to the famine in Somalia in the 1990's.
noun skinnies · Skinnie
- Someone of Somali descent. Hey, watch out for skinnies. They're all over the rooftops.
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title = {skinnie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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