Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skinny fat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: skin-ny -fat
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Both sarcopenic and obese.

Informal

Example Sentences

"One of the characteristic features of being skinny fat is having a large waist relative to your arms, so an easy place to start is by measuring your arms."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does skinny fat mean?: Both sarcopenic and obese.

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