Quick to take offense. Other words used to define the phrase are sensitive and defensive. The phrase "thin-skinned" is derived from the idea that such people are easy to attack as their skin is too thin to offer protection from assault.
The media exercised great caution when editorializingthe words of the thin-skinned president to avoid acts of retribution from the IRS.
A made up concept by fat people who would rather dedicate their energy to trying to bend society to their will than running on the treadmill.
Fatty 1 (eating tub of ice cream): I wish guys would look at me like they look at (thin coworker) Becky
Fatty 2: There's nothing you can do about it hon it's just thin privilege (finishing Big Mac)
In techno-speak, a thin client is a minimal client that relies on the server to do most of its processing. Thin clients have their memory erased every night. When applied to a person, it refers to someone who seems incapable of learning anything.