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third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped
(Scotland, Northern England) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of. examples
(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. examples
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. quotations examples
The temptation to skimp examinations and maintenance procedures, to save time or overcome staff shortages, must be resisted, and supervisors must insist on strict adherence to maintenance schedules and quality of workmanship.
1964 January, “The maintenance of B.R. diesel-electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 54
(intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy. examples
comparative more skimp, superlative most skimp
(dated, UK, dialect or US, colloquial) Scanty. examples
plural skimps
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing. quotations examples
I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.
2007, George Ella Lyon, With a Hammer for my Heart, page 192
(in the plural, colloquial) Underwear. quotations examples
While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.
2007, Zoo Today