getting the skinny on something

Submitted by Guus on Thu, 05/24/2007 - 2:24pm

What’s the skinny?

What is the story, what is going on, what is happening, what is the background.

Origin: This is a shortened version of the “skinny naked truth” which comes from WW2. Skinny in this case meaning “resembling skin” and being redundant with naked. This phrase literally is asking for the naked, unobscured truth.

(from http://www.joe-ks.com/phrases/phrasesW.htm).

Where I found or heard this:

Conversation at work

Re: getting the skinny on something

Submitted by Elke on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 3:58am.

So what does it mean? That you are getting hot under the collar? Or something else?

Re: getting the skinny on something

Submitted by Guus on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 8:44am.

I just updated the article with the definition, it means as much as “getting the details on something”.

Re: getting the skinny on something

Submitted by Elke on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 1:51pm.

ok, thanks!

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