skinny malink?

[ladorada]

When a young man calls his sister "skinny malink" what does it mean? What is "malink"?

[Dolly Bird]

Malinky?
If so http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term =malinky

[joko]

no thats not it.

skinny malinka long legs, big banana feet, went to the pictures couldn't find a seat, when the picture started, skinny malinka farted, o u t spells out.

its a skipping poem

[Jinglepot]

in Belfast we sang

skinny malink melodeon legs, big banana feet
went to the doctors and couldn't get a seat
when he got a seat, he fell fast asleep
skinny malink melodeon legs, big banana feet

Quite a few different versions depending which part of the country you lived.

As joko says- a skipping poem ( only far more polite!!! lol)

[Fee_B77]

hahahahaha

I've had a crapola day. Those memories just cheered me up no end!

[ladorada]

Guys, thank you for the link, lines and another few new words. I still don't know what "malink" means though. Tell me more about those songs. Are they traditional? Or modern?

What about the Slovakian "malinky", meaning "young"?

Can you give me a synonym for "skipping" used in this context?

[Quizmonkey]

Skipping is what girls do in UK school playgrounds. Two hold a skipping-rope and swing it round in circles while a third stands 'under' it and jumps in time, over the rope, while they all sing. Bit tricky to describe...!

[Pinkfoot]

Malinky could be a derivation of the russian word malinki meaning small.

From Pinkfoot