the skinny
Boomer#socialMeaning. Inside information, news, or gossip.
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Give me the skinny on what happened.
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- Gen Z
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
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- Gen X
- Boomer · this onethe skinny
- Plain Englishinside information, news, or gossip
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