The difference between Broad and Skinny

When used as nouns, broad means a prostitute, a woman of loose morals, whereas skinny means the details or facts.

When used as adjectives, broad means wide in extent or scope, whereas skinny means thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).


Skinny is also verb with the meaning: to reduce or cut down.

check bellow for the other definitions of Broad and Skinny

  1. Broad as an adjective:

    Wide in extent or scope.

    Examples:

    "three feet broad"

    "the broad expanse of ocean"

  2. Broad as an adjective:

    Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

  3. Broad as an adjective:

    Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

  4. Broad as an adjective:

    Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

  5. Broad as an adjective:

    Plain; evident.

    Examples:

    "a broad hint"

  6. Broad as an adjective (writing):

    Unsubtle; obvious.

  7. Broad as an adjective:

    Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

  8. Broad as an adjective (dated):

    Gross; coarse; indelicate.

    Examples:

    "a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"

  9. Broad as an adjective (of an accent):

    Strongly regional.

  10. Broad as an adjective (Gaelic languages):

    Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

  1. Broad as a noun (dated):

    A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.

  2. Broad as a noun (US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated, pejorative):

    A woman or girl.

    Examples:

    "Who was that broad I saw you with?"

  3. Broad as a noun (UK):

    A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.

  4. Broad as a noun:

    A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  5. Broad as a noun (UK, historical):

    A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.

  1. Skinny as an adjective (informal):

    thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

    Examples:

    "Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender"

  2. Skinny as an adjective (informal, of food or beverages):

    Low-fat.

  3. Skinny as an adjective:

    Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).

  4. Skinny as an adjective (of clothing):

    tight-fitting

    Examples:

    "[[skinny jeans]]"

  1. Skinny as a noun (colloquial):

    The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

    Examples:

    "She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club."

  2. Skinny as a noun:

    A state of nakedness; nudity.

  3. Skinny as a noun (informal):

    A low-fat serving of coffee.

  4. Skinny as a noun:

    A skinny being.

  1. Skinny as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce or cut down.

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