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Newguest Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Skinny on

Hi

In the book about healthy eating, the title of one of the chapters is "the skinny on food"

Does it mean "low fat food"? Or rather that someone is trying to avoid fats in foods?
  

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No, it means the basic information about food. org/dictionary/british/skinny Also, note the pun in the original.

  • No, it means the basic information about food.
  • org/dictionary/british/skinny Also, note the pun in the original.
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No, it means the basic information about food.

Have a look at the meaning of "skinny" as a noun here:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/skinny

Also, note the pun in the original.

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