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skinnie

The English word “skinnie” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Someone of Somali descent.

Etymology

Named by American soldiers stationed in Somalia who felt that Somali culture was strange enough to seem "alien", comparing the Somalis to a race of aliens from the novel "Starship Troopers", which was popular among American soldiers. This term was not related to the famine in Somalia in the 1990's.

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