Slim or SLIM may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Slim Goodbody Slim Goodbody ("the Superhero of Health", also known as Mr. Goodbody) is a fictional character created and performed by John Burstein. Burstein created the character in 1975. He performs wearing a sometimes white, sometimes peach colored unitard ...

, 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 movi ...

'' * Slim, the Pixl from ''

Super Paper Mario is a 2007 action role-playing game (RPG) developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third installment in the '' Paper Mario'' series and the first Mario game to be released on the Wii. The game follows M ...

'' * 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 ''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...

'' * Slim, a walking stick in the 1998 animated film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stant ...

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, ''Interst ...

, a musical group from Oakland, California * Slim (New Zealand band), a rock band * Slim (singer) (born 1977 as Marvin Scandrick), American R&B singer and lead vocalist of the group 112 *

Slim Harpo Slim Harpo (born James Isaac Moore; January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spiri ...

(1924–1970), American blues musician * Slim Shady, alter ego of American rapper Eminem *

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, ...

, American rapper Stayve Jerome Thomas (born 1980) *

Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known as Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. He claimed he had sold in excess of ...

, stage name of American country and western music singer, songwriter and musician Ottis Whitman Jr. (1923–2013) * Fatboy Slim, stage name of Norman Cook (born 1963), English musician *

Magic Slim Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 – February 21, 2013), known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Born at Torrance, near Grenada, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters and How ...

, 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), a list of people *

Slim Pickens Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and ...

(1919–1983), American actor and cowboy Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. *

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

, 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, Malaysia, a town *

Slim, Oklahoma Slim was an unincorporated community in southwestern McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is located six miles north of Valliant. The community is about one-half mile south of Pine Creek Lake and the community of Mound Grove ...

, United States, an unincorporated community

Science and technology

SLIM 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'' * Slim, the Pixl fro ...

, a slitless spectroscopy simulator programme *

SLiM 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'' * Slim, the Pixl fro ...

, 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 operator using a callsign without authorization * Slim, Pixar's

RenderMan The name RenderMan can cause confusion because it has been used to refer to different things developed by Pixar Animation Studios: * RenderMan Interface Specification (RISpec), an open API (technical specification) developed by Pixar for a standar ...

Studio Shader Tool *SLIM, Internet provider from

KPN KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., also Royal KPN N.V.) is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company. KPN originated from a government-run postal, telegraph and telephone service and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History Un ...

*SLIM (Software Lifecycle Management), tools based on the

Putnam model The Putnam model is an empirical software effort estimation model. The original paper by Lawrence H. Putnam published in 1978 is seen as pioneering work in the field of software process modelling. As a group, empirical models work by collecting so ...

of software effort estimation *

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is a lunar lander being developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lander will demonstrate precision landing technology. By 2017, the lander was planned to be launched in 2021, but ...

, a planned Japanese space probe

Other uses

* AIDS, 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 en ...

, 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. Pers ...

** ''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