skinnie

== English == === Alternative forms === Skinnie === Etymology === Named by American soldiers stationed in Somalia who felt that Somali culture was strange enough to seem "alien", comparing the Somalis to a race of aliens from the novel "Starship Troopers", which was popular among American soldiers. This term was not related to the famine in Somalia in the 1990's. === Noun === skinnie (plural skinnies) (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, uncommon, usually in the plural) Someone of Somali descent. === References === === Anagrams === kinesin