2006-07-21 17:10:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It means the same thing as, thin as a wheat stock or, thin as a twig an expression for some one who is overly slender, either by nature or dieting.
2006-07-21 17:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by wondering 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Rail Thin
2017-01-16 16:17:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a slang term meaning painfully thin. take a look at the rails on the ground, used by railroads. they aren't wide. while these sections of rails can be in 5-15 feet in length, their thickness is quite small or thin. ergo, when people use the expression ' rail-thin' they mean quite skinny. it's an analogy that most people can have no problem in understanding. get it? got it? good!
2006-07-21 17:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by blackjack432001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means extremely skinny - as thin as a rail. It has a negative connotation, normally, to infer that someone looks TOO thin and possibly sickly.
2006-07-21 17:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Willow_Whedon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Rail thin" refers to railroad rails or railings on a set of stairs - a long straight pole with no bumps or curves.
Peace!
2006-07-21 17:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thin as a rail :P think of railroads hun.
2006-07-21 17:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by effing.rawr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexic bascially
2006-07-21 17:13:09 · answer #7 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Super skinny. Used for people who look anorexic.
2006-07-21 17:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by CoNfUsEd? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thin Thin Thin, such as when she turns sideways she disappears thin!
2006-07-21 17:13:22 · answer #9 · answered by Cloudy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means thin as ice
2006-07-21 17:17:43 · answer #10 · answered by blackknightninja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋