skinny-dip

skinny-dip

To swim in the nude, especially in a public place or someone else's private property. We used to skinny-dip in one of our neighbors' pools—until they called the police on us one night. Our dorms were really close to a beach, so people skinny-dipped down there all the time.

skinny-dipping

The practice or act of swimming in the nude, especially in a public place or someone else's private property. After a few drinks around the bonfire on the beach, we all decided to strip down and go skinny-dipping. I don't really like skinny-dipping, to be honest. It is always more embarrassing than thrilling.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

skinny-dip

to swim naked. The boys were skinny-dipping in the creek when Bob's mother drove up.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • skinny-dipping
  • empathize
  • empathize with
  • empathize with (someone or something)
  • ride (one's) coattails
  • ride on (one's) coattails
  • ride on coattails
  • ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
  • ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
  • on the coattails of
References in periodicals archive
The success of an all-woman skinny-dip last summer, when EUR56,000 was raised for the battle against cancer, has spurred her to extend the event to men with the aim of doubling the fundraising.
The beautiful beach at Lissasdell, Co Sligo, was kept secret until the night before last year's skinny-dip of 180 women to prevent Peeping Toms congregating.
Jennifer, who strips down to take a skinny-dip in the flick, plays Owen's wife in the flick about an extremely naughty pet dog.
Security guards at the Majestic Barriere hotel, in Cannes, were taken aback when the 40-year-old Fight Club star, in town to judge the film festival, decided on a 4am skinny-dip in the pool.
The film of DH Lawrence's book showed Glenda Jackson and Amanda Donohue kissing and fondling after a skinny-dip.
Then she recently revealed that she runs around her garden naked (except for a chiffon hat) on her birthday and skinny-dips whenever she can.