"skinnyscraper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skinnyscrapers [plural]
Etymology: From skinny + -scraper. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|skinny|-scraper}} skinny + -scraper Head templates: {{en-noun}} skinnyscraper (plural skinnyscrapers)
  1. (informal) An extremely narrow skyscraper; a pencil tower. Wikipedia link: Steinway Tower Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-skinnyscraper-en-noun-1SBaYlTp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scraper

Inflected forms

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