skinny

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In more recent history, New Yorkers seeking a honky-tonk experience have flocked to the divey Skinny Dennis in Williamsburg, which opened in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The Skinny praised its “cut-deep lyrics” and “powerhouse voice”.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

On an episode of the podcast “Not Skinny but Not Fat,” Stewart said that although she is “a yes-man,” she wouldn’t want to be a part of the superhero franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Skinny and spotted with satin scars where scabs were picked, but legs, all our own, good to look at, and long.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros