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Originally Posted by WWW
Dear Pookie,
Can fat people go skinny-dipping?
Sincerely,
Wet & Wild Wanda
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Skinny in this context, comes from skin, ie 'formed from skin' or 'being characterized by skin', as in Shakespeare's Macbeth: "Each at once her choppie finger laying upon her skinnie lips".
Hope that helps.