show some skin

verb

To wear a revealing or provocative outfit in a way which is sexually attractive.

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Meanings

verbshow some skin (third-person singular simple present shows some skin, present participle showing some skin, simple past showed some skin, past participle shown some skin)

present singular third person shows some skin · participle present showing some skin · past showed some skin · participle past shown some skin · alternative show skin

  1. intransitiveTo wear a revealing or provocative outfit in a way which is sexually attractive.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, skin.

Origin

From show + some + skin.

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APA

show some skin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20some%20skin

MLA

“show some skin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20some%20skin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “show some skin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20some%20skin.

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