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skin-pop
[ skin-pop ]
/ ˈskɪnˌpɒp /
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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.
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Origin of skin-pop
First recorded in 1950–55
OTHER WORDS FROM skin-pop
skin-popper, nounskin-popping, noun, adjectiveWords 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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