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slinky

[ sling-kee ]

adjective

slinkier, slinkiest.
  1. characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
  2. made of soft, often clinging material that follows the figure closely and flows with body movement:

    a slinky gown.



slinky

/ ˈɪŋɪ /

adjective

  1. moving in a sinuously graceful or provocative way
  2. (of clothes) figure-hugging; clinging
  3. characterized by furtive movements
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ԰쾱, adverb
  • ˈ԰쾱Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ԰i· adverb
  • ԰i·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slinky1

First recorded in 1915–20; slink + -y 1
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Eyes hidden behind his signature aviators, Storch took up a spot behind a Korg Kronos synthesizer and played along with a handful of the slinky pop and R&B hits he helped create in the early 2000s — not least Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River,” before which he very dramatically ripped a cig.

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“All is fair where you wear the crown,” snipes Gal Gadot’s evil queen, who wears slinky ballgowns made of obsidian shards that clatter and clank with every step.

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Most were wearing something short, black and slinky, while Debbie and I were dressed in business casual or, as I had advised her, “what you’d wear to go to the theater.”

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Saadiq is credited as a writer and producer on several tracks from “Cowboy Carter,” including this slinky, ’70s-style soft-rock jam that features him on guitar, piano, bass and keyboard.

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Wood’s slinky and upbeat tunes are infectious.

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