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Meanings of skimpy shorts in English

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A type of skimpy hot pants.

        Usage of skimpy shorts in English
        1
        Beautiful women dancing on the counters in bikini tops and skimpy shorts.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Tight glittery dresses, skimpy shorts, an occasional feather boa, and, of course, spike heels with everything.
        Two for the dough
        3
        A white-haired man mowed the lawn wearing nothing but a pair of skimpy shorts and sandals.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Instead of a net shirt and skimpy shorts, however, he wore a tank top and cut-off jeans.
        Come out tonight
        5
        If the theory holds, this international soar in sales of skimpy shorts augers well for a worldwide economic recovery.
        The Guardian
        6
        Gone are the skimpy shorts; in their place is a more human, grittier Croft to whom players are expected to relate.
        The Irish Times
        7
        They like to trip around central Rome in basketball shoes, grubby T-shirts and skimpy shorts as if heading for the beach.
        The Irish Times
        8
        I was occasionally treated to similar behaviour when running out the gates of De La Salle Churchtown in my loose t-shirt and skimpy shorts.
        The Irish Times
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