Phrase guide

skinny dip

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of swimming naked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • On the last night of camp, it was tradition for the girls' cabin to sneak down to the lake for a midnight skinny dip.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To swim naked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Wanting to cool off after a long hike, the women decided to stop and skinny dip under the waterfall.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Nacktbaden — act of swimming nude
  • Polish: pływanie nago — act of swimming nude
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裸泳 (luǒyǒng) — to swim nude
  • Danish: nøgenbade — to swim nude
  • Dutch: naaktzwemmen — to swim nude
  • Estonian: alasti ujuma — to swim nude
  • Finnish: uida alasti — to swim nude
  • French: se baigner à poil — to swim nude
  • German: nackt baden — to swim nude
  • Greek: γυμνή κολύμβηση (gymní kolýmvisi) — to swim nude
  • Hungarian: meztelenül fürdik — to swim nude
  • Hungarian: meztelenül úszik — to swim nude
  • Lithuanian: maudytis nuogai — to swim nude
  • Norwegian: nakenbade — to swim nude
  • Polish: pływać na golasa — to swim nude
  • Romanian: înota gol — to swim nude
  • Swedish: nakenbada — to swim nude
  • Swedish: bada näck — to swim nude