slinky
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slinky¹
- /ˈslɪŋki/
Sounds like Slinky · Rhymes with -ɪŋki
adjective slinkier · slinkiest
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Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
“But of all the awful, second-rate girls I ever met, she’s the worst! […] She’s a sly, creepy, slinky, made-up, insincere vampire! She’s common! She’s awful! She’s a cat!”
Similar: sneaky
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Thin; lank; lean.
Do you see that are tall, limber-timbered, slinky-lookin' man with the blue cloak and two long black cords a-hangin' from it with almighty big tassels a-danglin' to the eend^([sic]) of it like the lamp-rope there, a-carryin' part of the cloak folded on one arm like a Roman senator, and t'other arm k
Similar: lithe
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Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.
The double-breasted blazer which is on every front row this season came with an elbow-length sleeve for spring, while jumpsuits, a signature of the label, came slinky and tailored or in a blowsier boiler suit silhouette.
Similar: figure-hugging
Similar: surreptitious, willowy, snug
Slinky²
- /ˈslɪŋki/
Sounds like slinky · Rhymes with -ɪŋki
Where it comes from
The term was coined in 1943 by Betty James which means sleek and graceful
noun Slinkys · Slinkies
- A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up.
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: surreptitious, willowy, snug
Translations
Talk about this word "slinky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slinky. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slinky. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slinky "slinky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slinky.Cite this
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title = {slinky},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slinky},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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