skinny on the street

[ionutzavram]

can u please tell me what "skinny on the street" means

 

[Ouisch]

"The skinny" (or "the straight skinny") is a slang term meaning the truth. "The skinny on the street" refers to a rumor being passed around to the general population that is probably based in truth.

For example, "The skinny on the street is that Bear Stearns is in serious financial trouble."

 

[vil]

Hi ionutzavram,

With the present post I will try to define more accurately the meaning of the expression in question.

skinny slang. Inside information; the real facts:

learned the skinny on their falling-out.

skinny - slang term for inside or confidential information on a person or thing

skinny- information, usually accurate. When it is known to be accurate it is often called "Straight Skinny."

The skinny on..." something is a relatively recent idiom that means to give the bare facts about something without a lot of unnecessary detail: a concise, detailed report on.

Regards.

V.