SLIM, SLIMMING, SLIMNESS
ADJECTIVES
► NARROW-ASSED slim, skinny → 1916 US sl.
► NARROW-GUTTED slim, skinny → 1953 US sl.
► SLINKING slender, slim → 1928 Amer. dial.
► STREAM-LINE ► STREAM-LINED slim and graceful; said of persons → c1932
► WANDY slim; tall → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► FAT FARM a slimming clinic → 1968 sl., orig. US
► LENSING a making thin or slim; a wearing away of flesh by fasting → c1175 obs.
► SMALLNESS slimness; slenderness → 1387 obs.
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