skimpy

adj

1. Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

   “They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.”

   “He was of a pallid complexion, hair of a kind of dirty fairness, greyish eyes, and a skimpy, immature moustache under his peaked indeterminate nose.”

   “You was a po' skimpy little boy no mo' than about fo'teen when you lef' home to come No'th; but I knowed you the minute I sot eyes on you.”

   “[T]he driver was delayed there by a skimpy little woman with a thin piping voice practised in the art of defeating escape from it by a ceaseless stream of gabble.”

   “Desert Hearts is one of the high spots in the skimpy history of gay movies — and probably the high spot in the even more barren history of lesbian films.”

2. Very small, light, or revealing.

   “Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?”

   “The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; he carried his powerful torso thrown forward; […]”

   “Denis Breen in skimpy frockcoat and blue canvas shoes shuffled out of Harrison’s hugging two heavy tomes to his ribs.”

   “His suit, the latest thing in Old Eli Togs, was skin-tight, with skimpy trousers to the tops of his glaring tan boots, a chorus-man waistline, pattern of an agitated check, and across the back a belt which belted nothing.”

   “Chang the elderly butler entered, wearing only a pair of skimpy black underpants.”

3. Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.

noun

1. (Australia, Western)A barmaid who wears little clothing.

   “It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies.”

   “For an anthropological experience, the front bar at the Exchange Hotel provides a window into some locals′ lives at all hours of the day, with skimpies, TV sports and mine workers chain-drinking.”

   “‘[…]There are thirty-two hotels in Kalgoorlie, and only seven would have skimpies [scantily clad barmaids].’”

   “Skimpy barmaids, or just “skimpies,” refers to female bar staff who wear a bikini or lingerie. They are a feature of working class pubs in industrial suburbs and mining towns, which often advertise skimpies during traditionally quieter times such as midweek lunch and dinner services in an effort to attract customers.”