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
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Broad as an adjective:
Wide in extent or scope.
Examples:
"three feet broad"
"the broad expanse of ocean"
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Broad as an adjective:
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
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Broad as an adjective:
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
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Broad as an adjective:
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
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Broad as an adjective:
Plain; evident.
Examples:
"a broad hint"
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Broad as an adjective (writing):
Unsubtle; obvious.
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Broad as an adjective:
Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
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Broad as an adjective (dated):
Gross; coarse; indelicate.
Examples:
"a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"
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Broad as an adjective (of an accent):
Strongly regional.
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Broad as an adjective (Gaelic languages):
Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
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Broad as a noun (dated):
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
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Broad as a noun (US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated, pejorative):
A woman or girl.
Examples:
"Who was that broad I saw you with?"
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Broad as a noun (UK):
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Broad as a noun:
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Broad as a noun (UK, historical):
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
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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"
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Skinny as an adjective (informal, of food or beverages):
Low-fat.
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Skinny as an adjective:
Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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Skinny as an adjective (of clothing):
tight-fitting
Examples:
"[[skinny jeans]]"
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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."
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Skinny as a noun:
A state of nakedness; nudity.
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Skinny as a noun (informal):
A low-fat serving of coffee.
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Skinny as a noun:
A skinny being.
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Skinny as a verb (transitive):
To reduce or cut down.