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skimpy


topless or scantily clad waitresses & bar maids at hotels in WA, especially Kalgoorlie & the Eastern Goldfields: There are skimpies at the Palace Hotel tonight.
Contributor's comments: I think "Skimpies" started in Kalgoorlie & the Eastern Goldfields area but are now at hotels in Perth & other towns in WA as well.

Contributor's comments: [Darwin informant] A topless barmaid: "Going to see the skimpys down at the Fedddy (pub)."