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    a very skinny person, especially woman

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      Noun - A poor, skinny, homeless [child] typically in Dickensian London. Normally has unnecessary filth about his [face] and/or clothing. The [butt] of many cruel jokes involving his financial status.

      Verb - the act of waifing

      Adjective - A cruel insult, normally used for [people] smaller or less fortunate than yourself.

      Adverb - in

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        A model, usually involved with haute-couture modeling who is skinnier than the average model.

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          A skinnyskinny person, usually lanky.

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            A skinny woman that you can probably literally break in two.

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              skinny woman

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                an ownerless piece of property that is found

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                  V. A euphemism for the word Rape made up by Wal-Mart, (and later adopted in K-Mart stores as well),in order to sell a Nirvana album. The album featured a song called [Rape

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                    a homeless person; hobo

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                      [Where Am I] [Failing]

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                        a thin-looking person , [for instance] [Rebecca] [judd] is waif-like.

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                          [homeless], [neglected], or [abandoned] person, especially a child.

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                            It is the diminutive of the Japanese word [Waifu] which transcribes the way [Japanese people] pronounce [the English] word Wife.
                            It refers to ones significant other.

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                              a child or animal without a home or enough food and care, usually thin and dirty in appearance

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