THE FIRST WORD

slimsy

PRONUNCIATION:

(SLIM-zee) 

MEANING:

adjective: Flimsy; frail.

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of slim + flimsy. Earliest documented use: 1845.

USAGE:

"When he asked if she needed a rest, stubbornness caused her to refuse -- She didn't want him thinking she was soft and slimsy."
Dawn Shamp; On Account of Conspicuous Women; Thomas Dunne Books; 2008.