slinky

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"House Cat Blues," which has a fast, slinky, almost rock 'n' roll vibe to it.

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  • She wore a dress — and what a dress it was — of some kind of slinky black fabric that clung to her wand-slender body. —  Walk on the Wilde Side by Anne M
  • Long and slinky, like a large brown and white weasel. —  Julian, May - Boreal Moon 01 - Conqueror's Moon
  • I see her svelte and slinky: Rita Hayworth singing “Put the Blame on Mame,” Lena Horne on Catfish Row, Veronica from the Archie comics, Marta Toren in “Paris Express.” Others may see her as nine years old with a teddy bear, eighty years old with a walker, obese in a homestead sack-dress pulling a slot handle, or just average looking, a pleasant-seeming Everywoman. —  FSF,September2006
  • A snakelet hissed at him, "Same to you, slinky," he snapped at it, and the snake retreated. —  Castle Roogna
  • Then the slinky-appearing man went down to the subway. —  091 - The Purple Dragon
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/ˈslɪŋki/
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