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skinny-dip

[ skin-ee-dip ]
/ ˈskɪn iˌdɪp /
Informal.
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verb (used without object), skin·ny-dipped, skin·ny-dip·ping.

to swim in the nude.

noun

a swim in the nude.

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Origin of skinny-dip

probably earlier than 1960–65

OTHER WORDS FROM skinny-dip

skinny-dipper, noun

Words nearby skinny-dip

Skinner, B. F., Skinner box, Skinnerian, skinnery, skinny, skinny-dip, skin off one's nose, skin of one's teeth, skin patch, skin-pop, skin reaction
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Words related to skinny-dip

bathe, glide, dive, float, paddle, submerge, wade, crawl, move, slip, practice, stroke, race, freestyle, dog-paddle

British Dictionary definitions for skinny-dip

skinny-dip

verb -dips, -dipping or -dipped

(intr) to swim in the nude

Derived forms of skinny-dip

skinny dipping, noun
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