"skinnie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skinnies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skinnie (plural skinnies)
  1. (slang, vulgar, ethnic slur) Someone of Somali descent. Tags: ethnic, plural-normally, slang, slur, vulgar
    Sense id: en-skinnie-en-noun-IZytWrQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

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