skinny-dip

verb

skin·​ny-dip ˈski-nē-ˌdip How to pronounce skinny-dip (audio)
skinny-dipped; skinny-dipping; skinny-dips

intransitive verb

: to swim in the nude
skinny-dip noun
skinny-dipper noun

Examples of skinny-dip in a Sentence

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That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 The luxury of a nature-boy style skinny-dipping bath in the morning. New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025 Tall trees and lush greenery ensure the backyard is private enough to skinny-dip with complete confidence the neighbors can’t see. Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024 The rest of the team goes off on their own adventures: Rhonda immediately strips down to go skinny-dipping in the pond. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 May 2024 And the culture occurred among the Danish writers to go skinny-dipping. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023 Judith is a 78-year-old crossword puzzle specialist who occasionally skinny-dips in the Thames. Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024 Oilman Tex Moncrief remembered skinny-dipping at a swimming hole on the West Fork. Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024 The prospect of making the pilgrimage to many of the spots contained therein was far-fetched, but scrolling through the list lent a warmth to that drab afternoon, now filled with richly detailed daydreams about skinny-dipping at a five-star hotel in Gstaad. Adina Glickstein, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skinny-dip was in 1964

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“Skinny-dip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinny-dip. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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skinny-dip

verb
skin·​ny-dip
ˈskin-ē-ˌdip
: to swim in the nude
skinny-dipper noun
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