skin-pop
[ skin-pop ]
verb (used with object),skin-popped, skin-pop·ping.
to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
verb (used without object),skin-popped, skin-pop·ping.
to inject a drug under the skin.
Origin of skin-pop
1First recorded in 1950–55
Other words from skin-pop
- skin-popper, noun
- skin-popping, noun, adjective
Words Nearby skin-pop
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British Dictionary definitions for skin-pop
skin-pop
/ slang /
noun
the subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of a narcotic
verb-pops, -popping or -popped
(intr) to take drugs in such a way
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