Beyond skinny-fat, this person is scared skinny, so as not to endure the pain of being labeled fat, lazy or repulsive, this person has went to extremes to reach an unattractively low weight that is neither healthy, sustainable or sexy in any way.
Example 1
DUDE #1: Did you see the chick that just walked by, she was hot!
DUDE #2: Are you kidding? She looked scared skinny.
DUDE #1: Oh that's right, you like your women bootylicious.
DUDE #2: And you like your women anorexic. Be a real man bro and learn how to handle a real woman!
Example 2
Award-winning playwright and author Mary Dimino claims to have been "Scared Skinny" in her New York International Fringe solo show and best selling book.
To purposefully ignore someone whilst fiddling with your scarf, so that they cannot try and take your arm or come near you or even make conversation ..... and so giving them the cold shoulder.
Hey, did you hear how Prince William totally scarfed Duchess Meghan on the way out of church on Christmas Day? Wow - he looked so cool - he will one day be a formidable king!
"Scaredy-Cunt" - brilliantly provocative, derisive and OTT version of Scaredy-Cat for maximum encouragement to overcome weakness, inhibition and fear. Used by characters Melody and Lulu in the Big Talk Productions comedy drama "Crashing", 2016, created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Colin: I am notgoing on a date with you.
Melody: Why not?
Colin: You'll eat me alive!
Melody: Maybe. You might like it. If you don't try we'll never know. Don't be a scaredy-cunt.
A meme formed from an episode of Spongebob Squarepants where Patrick Star invites his parents over to his home, only to later realize they aren’t his actual parents. Once discovering this, Patrick then yells at Janet and Marty, his “parents” he discovered to be imposters, forming this meme.
Patrick: “JANET?? MARTY??? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE???”
Janet: “marty, i’m scared”
Marty i’m scared can be used in any context of fear.