rickle o' banes



rickle o' banes

A Scottish phrase used to describe someone who is extremely thin. A "rickle" is a group of something, while "banes" are bones. You've just become a rickle o' banes during your time abroad, so I'm going to make all of your favorite meals now that you're home.
See also: bane

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mukesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
TracyTRAY-seeEnglish
LennieLEN-eeEnglish
Nou-Hmong
Vilfred-Danish
Josefaho-SE-fah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Czech