Slim

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//slɪm//

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A male given name.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun slime, probably topographic. * As a Native American surname (Navajo), from the English adjective slim, a calque of personal names containing the suffix -tsʼósí (“skinny, slim”), such as Hastiin-tsʼósí (“slim man”), see also Tsosie.

Forms

plural: Slims

Slight · A surname from Middle English.slightly · Slenderly; delicately.slim · Slender; thin. Slender in an attractive way.

Slim · A surname.

slime · Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality;…slimy · Of or pertaining to slime.sling · To throw with a circular or arcing motion.

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