Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unskinny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
un-skin-ny
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not skinny.

adj

Not skinny.

Etymology

From un- + skinny. Popularised by the 1990 song Unskinny Bop by the glam metal band Poison.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

unskinnier (comparative) more unskinny (comparative) unskinniest (superlative) most unskinny (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

chubby voluptuous big-boned stocky stout bulbous corpulent curvy

Questions

What does unskinny mean?
Not skinny.
Where does unskinny come from?
From un- + skinny. Popularised by the 1990 song Unskinny Bop by the glam metal band Poison.

How to pronounce unskinny

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “unskinny”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “unskinny” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.