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Getting the Skinny on “the Skinny” Meaning “the Details”

Brian in Dallas, Texas, wants to know the origin of the skinny as in “all the details and information.” This expression may go all the way back to slang used at the U.S. Naval Academy in the early 1900s. This is part of a complete episode.

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