Twiggy

/ˈtwɪɡi/ adjective

Definition

Very thin and skinny, like a twig, or having lots of twigs and branches.

Etymology

From 'twig' (a small thin branch) plus '-y' (having the quality of); straightforward descriptive word comparing something thin to a thin branch.

Kelly Says

The 1960s model Twiggy got her nickname because she was extremely thin by the standards of the time—her look started a beauty revolution where 'skinny' became fashionable instead of curvy, completely changing fashion forever.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ንብር
en-deh n-bir
ARالعربية
نحيل
na-heel
BNবাংলা
পাতলা
pa-ta-la
CACatalà
primaveral
pri-ma-ver-al
CSČeština
hubený
hoo-ben-ee
DADansk
slank
slanck
DEDeutsch
dünn
dünn
ELΕλληνικά
μακρής
mak-rees
ESEspañol
delgada
deh-L-gah-dah
FAفارسی
بسیار لاغر
bee-saar la-ghar
FISuomi
ohut
oh-oot
FRFrançais
maigre
maigr
GUGU
છોટી
chho-tee
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
דק
dek
HIहिन्दी
पतला
pa-ta-la
HUMagyar
vékony
veh-kon-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kurus
ku-rus
IGIG
nwanyi
n-wa-nyi
ITItaliano
sottile
soh-tee-leh
JA日本語
細身の
hosoi-mi no
KKKK
жел
jel
KMKM
តូច
tohch
KO한국어
허약한
heo-yak-han
MRMR
पातळ
pa-ta-al
MSBahasa Melayu
samping
sam-ping
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်
kya-ye
NLNederlands
dun
doon
NONorsk
slank
slanck
PAPA
ਪਤਲਾ
pa-ta-la
PLPolski
chudy
kho-dee
PTPortuguês
magro
ma-groh
RORomână
slăb
slahb
RUРусский
тонкая
ton-kaya-ya
SVSvenska
smal
smal
SWKiswahili
mnyonge
m-nyo-nge
TAதமிழ்
பருமில்லாத
paru-mil-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
కుర్కట్టి
kur-kat-ti
THไทย
ผอม
pʰɔːm
TLTL
payat
pa-yat
TRTürkçe
ince
in-cheh
UKУкраїнська
тонкий
ton-kee
URاردو
پُر
pur
VITiếng Việt
mảnh khảnh
mahnkh-anh
YOYO
alá
a-la
ZH中文
细长的
xì cháng de
ZUZU
empilisi
em-pi-li-si

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