Because thongs is very skimpy women's underwear.

因为“thongs”指的是比较暴露的女性内裤。

Wait. I'm s-- wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Skimpy?

慢着 我没听错吧 暴露的泳裤吗？

Wow! (Yeah) So we're talking, like the skimpy dressed that they have?

哇！（对）她们会穿暴露的衣服吗？

And like some places really don't like skimpy clothes especially for women.

有些地方不喜欢穿暴露的衣服，尤其是女性。

There's an adjective " skimpy" (skimpy) which describes someone who isn't wearing very much clothing.

有一个形容词“skimpy”（轻薄的）形容一个人穿的衣服不多。

All the women in skimpy bathing suits showing off their smooth legs.

所有穿着紧身泳衣的女士都展示着光滑的双腿。

Why had she not prevailed over her mother's fear of being " skimpy" ?

为什么她没有克服她母亲对“吝啬” 的恐惧呢？

And the scuttlebutt is the food will be skimpy.

听人说食物也会少得可怜。

Laughing about how they were skimpy but also frilly.

笑它们短小轻薄还带花边。

But Mr Susskind's book is a bit skimpy on how they might come about.

但是苏斯金德先生的书对于它们是如何产生的有点吝啬。