spindlelegs

• Nom désignant une personne aux jambes longues et fines, ou ces jambes elles-mêmes.

A noun referring to a person with long, thin legs, or the legs themselves.

pluriel irrégulier

1. A thin person with long, slender legsC1informalbritish

   A person, often used humorously or affectionately, who has very long and thin legs.

   Personne aux longues jambes fines

   • Look at that spindlelegs over there, he can run so fast!
   • My brother is a real spindlelegs; he towers over everyone.
   • She's a spindlelegs, but she's an excellent dancer.

   Synonymesscarecrowspindleshanksstring bean

2. Long, thin legsC1informalbritish

   Legs that are unusually long and slender.

   Jambes longues et fines

   • The giraffe's spindlelegs help it reach high branches.
   • He has spindlelegs that make him look even taller.
   • Her spindlelegs were perfect for the role of a runway model.