Wearing thin

Said when someone or something is no longer funny and is now getting on your nerves.

Kevin is so not funny anymore. His whole act is just wearing thin.

by Maybelline October 22, 2007

skating on thin ice

To be in the unfavourable position of one step away from a downward spiral of none-too-well-liked happenings to yourself. See also red lining

Bob was skating on thin ice with his boss. He'd wrecked the guy's car, slept with his wife, ended his marriage and beat up his son. When the boss caught him photocopying his face, he was sooo fired.

by Kung-Fu Jesus April 20, 2004

The Thin White Duke

A David Bowie stage character. An alter-ego perhaps. The Thin White Duke was the face of the 1976 'Station to Station' album. Bowie described the Duke as 'A very Aryan fascist type - a would-be romantic with no emotions at all'. The Duke was also Bowie's last stage character, but easily one of the meanest. The Thin White Duke was full of hatred but sang about love and fire. Songs of passion. He had curtained-style flame-coloured hair, was extremely pale, and enjoyed wearing black and white, business neutrals.

Person 1: "Hey, isn't that David Bowie?"
Person 2: "Nah, that's the Thin White Duke!"

by The Thin White Duke July 5, 2016

really thin pancakes

Explanation used by Jean Girard (Sasha Baron Cohen) in Talledega Nights to what crepes are.

How bout you say, "I love really thin pancakes". That is a fair comprise, non?

by McLovinit May 1, 2008

spread oneself too thin

Overextend oneself, undertake too many different enterprises. For example, Tom's exhausted; what with work, volunteer activities, and social life he's spread himself too thin. This expression alludes to smearing something (like butter on bread) in such a thin layer that it does not cover the surface. Jonathan Swift used spread thin in a positive sense, that is, something should occur less often (Polite Conversation, 1731-1738): "They (polite speeches) ought to be husbanded better, and spread much thinner."

With so many layoffs in one's work place there is nothing one can do except spread oneself too thin to keep one's job.

by Lucvan January 16, 2011

rail thin

A slender and under weight body frame, usually female, that goes against society's view of the ideal body type. The ''post-plastic surgery era'' term came into existence when the obsession with 'boobs and ass' took over the media and the dreams of pubescent boys wanting physical stimulation instead of friendship or an intellectual partner.

Regardless of whether 'rail thin', 'thick', or even fat, if insecurity and a lack of self worth exist in the minds of those labeled...then the greatest damage is done by one's own self and not those that have labeled you.

Kate Moss is known as 'rail thin' while Jennifer Lopez is deemed sexy and attractive by the public.

by BKV October 7, 2007

Knee Thin

Cast member in popular upcoming movie Halloween Ends which will gross 2 dollars in the box office

“Look! It’s knee thin! He kills Michael Myers in popular upcoming movie Halloween Ends!”

by KneeThinFanPageUnofficial October 19, 2021