See skimp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "sottovalutare"
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"ref": "2024 April 27, James Poniewozik, “The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "Apple’s investment bought something. Its shows feel professional. They look like premium products that no one skimped on.",
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"word": "knapp halten"
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"word": "tacañear"
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"word": "cicatear"
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"en:Underwear"
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"etymology_text": "Probably related to scamp and scrimp.",
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"ref": "2007, George Ella Lyon, With a Hammer for my Heart, page 192:",
"text": "I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.",
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"A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing."
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"ref": "2007, Zoo Today:",
"text": "While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.",
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