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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
singular
not gender specific
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.
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