skinny-dip
verb
skin·ny-dip
ˈski-nē-ˌdip 
skinny-dipped; skinny-dipping; skinny-dips
: to swim in the nude
skinny-dip
noun
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Tall trees and lush greenery ensure the backyard is private enough to skinny-dip with complete confidence the neighbors can’t see.
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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
John Quincy Adams went skinny-dipping daily Sixth president John Quincy Adams used to go skinny-dipping in the Potomac River.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
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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
John Quincy Adams went skinny-dipping daily Sixth president John Quincy Adams used to go skinny-dipping in the Potomac River.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Skinny-dip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinny-dip. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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