skimp

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Scanty
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing

I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.

To save; to be parsimonious or stingy
Underwear

While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.

To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
{s} barely adequate, scanty, sparing, meager
To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly
{f} save, economize, be frugal; use or provide sparingly
limit in quality or quantity
subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. = scrimp. to not spend enough money or time on something, or not use enough of something, so that what you do is unsuccessful or of bad quality skimp on (Perhaps from scrimp)
skimp and save
Alternative form of scrimp and save
skimp
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