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? asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 9 years ago

What does skinny mean?

I'm a 20 year old male who is 5'11'' and weighs 125 lbs. People glance at me and call me skinny all the time, but I'm actually quite muscular. I don't have a bodybuilder-type body, obviously, but my chest and shoulders are pretty well developed, and my biceps/triceps are very defined. Again, my muscles aren't huge, but I do lift weights and I definitely have muscle mass.

Would you still consider me skinny? If so, why? If not, how would you describe me?

Update:

Sigh... as always, people are bewildered at how "skinny" I am. Trust me, I am not bony at all. I have visible muscle mass.

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  • 9 years ago
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    Well for a guy like you, I say you have a pretty lean physique, but still, I'd say put more muscle mass on.

  • 9 years ago

    Skinny just means you weigh about a certain amount at a glance. Most people are skinny, average, fat, or obese. How built or muscular you are rarely weighs in on that decision for people.

  • 9 years ago

    You sound very VERY skinny. I weighed 125 when I was 11 and 5'2!! Skinny means bony, and not much fat. It means you look like you dont have enough fat on you and all your bones are showing through.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    I wouldnt consider you skinny. I would consider u fit. Like athletic type of figure. Skinny people are generally people who are stick thin and arent musculer. But since u are I would consider you "athletic" or "fit".

    its not like your fat but you know what i mean. Your not bony and wimpy, your fit and in shape.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Well overweight means you have fat witch is on top of the muscle under the skin so if your pure muscle no you are not

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Skinny means (of a person or part of their body) Unattractively thin.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yeah. Compare yourself with a tree trunk and a twig. Your the twig. Lol it means your thin compared to someone else.

  • 9 years ago

    I guess they call you skinny because you have very little fat on you. Take it as a compliment.

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