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a bag of bones
a bag of bones
(informal) a person or animal that is extremely thin All the plumpness she'd acquired in middle age had gone. She was a bag of bones.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Alonso | | ah-LON-so | Spanish |
| Timothy | | TIM-ə-thee (English) | English, Biblical |
| Tamra | | TAM-rə | English |
| Eugenio | | e-oo-JE-nyo (Italian), e-oo-KHE-nyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Mudiwa | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Bolormaa | | - | Mongolian |