skinny-dip
verb
skin·ny-dip
ˈski-nē-ˌdip 
skinny-dipped; skinny-dipping; skinny-dips
: to swim in the nude
skinny-dip
noun
Examples of skinny-dip in a Sentence
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But the movie contains a skinny-dipping scene that had Sawa strip down before jumping in the lake.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Stig Abell’s third Jake Jackson murder mystery blends frightening realities with lushly detailed descriptions of nature’s many wonders alongside our skinny-dipping, pot smoking sleuth.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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
And the culture occurred among the Danish writers to go skinny-dipping.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Stig Abell’s third Jake Jackson murder mystery blends frightening realities with lushly detailed descriptions of nature’s many wonders alongside our skinny-dipping, pot smoking sleuth.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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
And the culture occurred among the Danish writers to go skinny-dipping.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
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“Skinny-dip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinny-dip. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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