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Skinny legend
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a term of endearment for someone admired, often a celebrity
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
skinny legends
What does "skinny legend" mean in internet slang?
This term originated in LGBTQ+ and stan culture on platforms like Twitter and Tumblr around the mid-2010s, popularized by fans of pop icons such as Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey. It is used as a term of endearment for someone admired, often a celebrity, who is seen as iconic, witty, and effortlessly cool — with "skinny" originally used playfully in drag culture as a neutral or positive descriptor.
Examples
That performance made her a true skinny legend.
