skinny-dip

verb

skin·​ny-dip ˈski-nē-ˌdip 

skinny-dipped; skinny-dipping; skinny-dips

intransitive verb

: to swim in the nude

skinny-dip noun

skinny-dipper

ˈski-nē-ˌdi-pər 

noun

Examples of skinny-dip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Nash-Betts wasn't kidding about the couple's love of skinny-dipping. —Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

skinny-dip

verb

skin·​ny-dip

ˈskin-ē-ˌdip

: to swim in the nude

skinny-dipper noun