Skimpy
/ˈskɪmpi/noun
Small, insufficient, or revealing in amount or coverage.
Did you know?Skimpy is tied to the same old Germanic root behind English skim, and its history carries the idea of something pared down so much it feels almost magically withheld.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
skemma
“to damage, shorten, or injure”
Middle English
English
skimp
“to be stingy; to give too little”
19th Century
English
skimpy
“meager, scanty, or poorly supplied”
Modern English
English
skimpy
“small, insufficient, or revealing in amount or coverage”