# skimpy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɪmpi/ · frequency rank #39,092

## Definitions
1. Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
2. Very small, light, or revealing.
3. Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.

## Etymology
From skimp + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **skip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-skip)
- **slimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-slimy)
- **skinny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-skinny)
- **swampy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-swampy)
- **Skippy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-skippy)
- **skim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skim-vs-skimpy)
- **simply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simply-vs-skimpy)
- **shimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimmy-vs-skimpy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ksimpy`, `sikmpy`, `skimmpy`, `skimppy`, `skimpyy`, `skimyp`, `skipmy`, `skkimpy`, `skmipy`, `sskimpy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skimpy