From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl.
Slimmest.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry,
fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of
uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to
have been influenced by slender.]
1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
"That was a slim excuse." --Barrow.
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3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
--Grose.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slim
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross
the street" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]
2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender, slim]
v 1: take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight,
slim, slenderize, thin, slim down] [ant: gain,
put on]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
SLIM
A VLSI language for translating DFA's into circuits.
J.L. Hennessy, "SLIM: A Simulation and Implementation Language
for VLSI Microcode", Lambda, Apr 1981, pp.20-28.
[Jargon File]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
slim
<jargon> A small, derivative change (e.g. to code).
(2003-05-13)
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
slim
n.
A small, derivative change (e.g., to code).