skinny drink of water en · NOUN
Etymology
Based on the earlier long drink of water.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A person with a thin, gangly build.
Some skinny drink of water was raising the most sand of all, going at it whole-hog with one old man.
2006, Ivan Bunin, Night of Denial: Stories and Novellas, →ISBN, page 226:At one point McGregor had coughed and the skinny drink of water involuntarily slid his chair back from the table.
2011, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night, →ISBN:I thought earlier that a skinny drink of water like him would be unconscious after a load of shots but no such luck.
2012, Helena Close, The Clever One, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skinny drinks of water | Number=Plur | lexicographic |