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skin
verb- to inject (a narcotic) into the skin as opposed to a vein US
- Even so, he had to shoot in the skin about half the time. But he only gave up and “skinned” a shot after an agonizing half-hour of proving and poking and cleaning out the needle, which would clog up with blood. — William Burroughs, Junkie, p. 51, 1953
- The first time I skinned, like I wouldn’t hit the vein, just pick up the spike and shove it in. — Jeremy Larner and Ralph Teffertellerr, The Addict in the Street, p. 34, 1964
- I had been skinning morphine and that was the worst habit I ever kicked, believe me. — Bruce Jackson, In the Life, p. 72, 1972
- to swindle someone US, 1819
- As this was being written, a gypsy fortune-teller was under indictment charged with using such props as torn diapers, a red candle and a department store ladies’ room, to skin three Washington housewives of $450. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 279, 1951
- To anyone he could buttonhole, he bragged about how he had “stung” this person or “skinned” that one. — Jim Thompson, Bad Boy, p. 308, 1953
- [N]o mugs to skin. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 9, 1956
- [A]fter the patients wouldn’t vote he got mad and skinned them so bad at cards that they’re all so in debt they’re scared to go any deeper[.] — Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, pp. 115–116, 1962
- to defeat someone US
- — Gary K. Farlow, Prison-ese, p. 64, 2002
- in hot rodding, to remove a car’s upholstery US, 1958
- — Good Housekeeping, p. 143, September 1958: Hot-rod terms for teen-age girls
- to surf without a wetsuit US
- — Trevor Cralle, The Surfin’ary, p. 116, 1991
- to slap palms in greeting or agreement US
- “Skin me, man, skin me!” And they had smacked palms ringingly. — John Williams, The Man Who Cried I Am, p. 24, 1967
▶ skin (it) back
to withdraw the foreskin from your penis, either as part of a medical inspection or masturbation US- — Gary K. Farlow, Prison-ese, p. 64, 2002
▶ skin a poke
to remove all money and valuables from a stolen wallet- — Joseph E. Ragen and Charles Finston, Inside the World’s Toughest Prison, p. 818, 1962: “Penitentiary and underworld glossary”
▶ skin it
to slap hands in greeting US- — Houston Chronicle, 9th April 1989
▶ skin teeth
to smile; to grin JAMAICA
The image of showing your teeth. West Indian and UK black.- He had good reason to skin teeth. He was doing exceptionally well[.] — Karline Smith, Moss Side Massive, p. 2, 1994
- “You musta been skinnin’ teet’ when you opened dat bag mate!” “Nah man, I weren’t skinnin’ no teet’, I was narrow. Dem man coulda bin CIDs!” — Courttia Newland, Society Within, p. 29, 1999
▶ skin the cat
to perform oral sex on a woman US- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 6, Spring 2000
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