Slim or SLIM may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Slim Goodbody, a fictional character who teaches about anatomy * Slim, one of the alien antagonists of the 1988 film ''

Killer Klowns from Outer Space ''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. It is the only movie ...

'' * Slim, the Pixl from '' Super Paper Mario'' * Slim Bankshot, the 13th ghost that Luigi encounters in ''

Luigi's Mansion is a 2001 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo. The game was a launch title for the GameCube and was the first game in the ''Mario'' franchise to be released for the console; it was released in Japan on September 14, 20 ...

'' * Slim, a character in John Steinbeck's 1937 novel '' Of Mice and Men'' * Slim, a walking stick in the 1998 animated film '' A Bug's Life''

Music

Slim (band) Slim is an American pop/rock band from Oakland, California, led by singer/songwriter Michael Baker. The band's music balances lyrical expression with a devotion to the sounds and beats of rock, soul, and hip-hop. Their debut album, ''Intersta ...

, a musical group from Oakland, California *

Slim (New Zealand band) Slim was a rock band lasting from the late 1990s to 2003 from Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and ...

, a rock band *

Slim (singer) Marvin Scandrick (born September 25, 1974), better known as Slim, is an American contemporary R&B singer best known as the lead singer/frontman for the group 112. His 2008 debut album '' Love's Crazy'' peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200. It inclu ...

(born 1977 as Marvin Scandrick), American R&B singer and lead vocalist of the group 112 * Slim Harpo (1924–1970), American blues musician * Slim Shady, alter ego of American rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He initially gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'". In July 2005, h ...

, American rapper Stayve Jerome Thomas (born 1980) * Slim Whitman, stage name of American country and western music singer, songwriter and musician Ottis Whitman Jr. (1923–2013) *

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...

, stage name of Norman Cook (born 1963), English musician * Magic Slim, American blues singer and guitarist Morris Holt (1937–2013)

People

Slim (name) Slim ( ar, سليم, translit=Slīm), is an Arabic name which can be either a given name or a surname. It is also an English-language surname. Notable people with the given name or surname include: * Slim Albaher (born 1994), American YouTuber ...

, a list of people with either the given name or surname *

Slim (nickname) Slim, as a nickname, may refer to: * Salvacion "Slim" Lim-Higgins (1920–1990), Filipino fashion designer * Slim Barrett (born 1960), Irish jewelry designer and artist * Slim Dunlap (born 1951), American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter * Sl ...

, a list of people * Slim Pickens (1919–1983), American actor and cowboy Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. *

Slim family The Slim family is a Mexican family of Lebanese people, Lebanese descent whose members reside in Europe, Lebanon, the United States and Mexico. The family is currently one of the wealthiest families, wealthiest in the world. Notable members *Car ...

, a wealthy family originally from Lebanon

Places

Slim, M'Sila Slim is a town and commune in M'Sila Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates ...

, Algeria, a town and commune *

Slim, Perak Slim (Jawi: سليم; Chinese: 仕林) is a mukim in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. Variant names are Selim, Slim Village, Kampong Slim, and Slin. (Selim is the standard name preferred by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names).http://geonames.ng ...

, Malaysia, a town * Slim, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community

Science and technology

* SLIM, a slitless spectroscopy simulator programme * SLiM, a desktop-independent graphical login manager * Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations, a form of ion optics * SLiM,

short linear motif In molecular biology short linear motifs (SLiMs), linear motifs or minimotifs are short stretches of protein sequence that mediate protein–protein interaction. The first definition was given by Tim Hunt: "The sequences of many proteins contain s ...

* SLIM, slang for an

amateur radio Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communic ...

operator using a callsign without authorization * Slim, Pixar's RenderMan Studio Shader Tool *SLIM, Internet provider from KPN *SLIM (Software Lifecycle Management), tools based on the Putnam model of software effort estimation * Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a planned Japanese space probe

Other uses

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...

, often called "slim", especially in Africa, because of the wasting it produces in untreated victims *

Viscount Slim Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Capital Territory of Australia and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for Field Marshal Sir William Slim upon the end o ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * ''Slim'', a 1934 novel by

William Wister Haines William Wister Haines (September 17, 1908 – November 18, 1989) was an American author, screenwriter, and playwright. His most notable work, ''Command Decision'', was published as a novel, play, and screenplay following World War II. Personal ...

** ''Slim'' (film), a 1937 film adaptation of the novel starring Henry Fonda *

Slim School The Slim School was a British Families Education Service co-educational secondary school located in the Cameron Highlands The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysi ...

, a defunct school in Malaya, named after Field Marshal Slim *

Slim Devices Slim Devices, Inc. was a consumer electronics company based in Mountain View, California, United States. Their main product was the Squeezebox network music player which connects to a home ethernet or Wi-Fi network, and allows the owner to stream d ...

, an American consumer electronics company