skimpy

Etymology

From skimp + -y.

adj

1. Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
   They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.
   Food might be a tad skimpy in the portions. 1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 72
2. Of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.
   Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?

noun

1. (Australia, Western Australia) A barmaid who wears little clothing.
   It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies. 2000, Australian Journal of Mining, page 2
   For an anthropological experience, the front bar at the Exchange Hotel provides a window into some locals′ lives at all hours of the day, with skimpies, TV sports and mine workers chain-drinking. 2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, Lonely Planet, page 159
   ‘[…]There are thirty-two hotels in Kalgoorlie, and only seven would have skimpies [scantily clad barmaids].’ 2010, Kathy Marks, “Tears of the Sun”, in Robert Drewe, editor, The Best Australian Essays 2010, page 239