skid mark

noun

A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.

“The girl had skid marks on the knees of her jeans.”

Meanings

nounskid mark (plural skid marks)

plural skid marks · alternative skidmark · alternative skid-mark

  1. A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.
  2. Any other mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object.

    The girl had skid marks on the knees of her jeans.

    1 more example

    The ladder that slipped left a skid mark across the tile floor.

  3. colloquialeuphemistichumorousA visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.
  4. colloquialA mark of a soiled finger wiped on a surface.
  5. Any burn on the skin caused by scraping the skin against a surface.

Translations

Dutch remspoor, remspoor
  • remspoorblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • remspoorfeces stain on underpants
Finnish jarrutusjälki, liukujälki
  • jarrutusjälkiblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • liukujälkiblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • sutimisjälkiblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • naarmuany mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object
  • jälkiany mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object
  • vauhtiraitafeces stain on underpants
  • sormenjälkimark of a soiled finger
  • naarmuburn on the skin caused by scraping
French trace de freinage, marque
  • trace de freinageblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • marqueany mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object
  • virgulemark of a soiled finger
German Bremsspur
  • Bremsspurblack mark left on a road surface from tires
Hungarian féknyom, féknyom
  • féknyomblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • féknyomfeces stain on underpants
  • vonalkódfeces stain on underpants
Icelandic bremsufar
  • bremsufarblack mark left on a road surface from tires
Italian segno di frenata, segno di sgommata
  • segno di frenatablack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • segno di sgommatablack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • traccia di frenatablack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • traccia di sgommatablack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • sgommatafeces stain on underpants
Polish ślad poślizgu, przetarcie
  • ślad poślizgublack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • przetarcieany mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object
  • ślad kału na bieliźniefeces stain on underpants
  • ślad ubrudzonego palcamark of a soiled finger
  • otarcieburn on the skin caused by scraping
Portuguese freada
  • freadafeces stain on underpants
Russian следы́ торможе́ния, следы́ зано́са
  • следы́ торможе́ния (sledý tormožénija)black mark left on a road surface from tires
  • следы́ зано́са (sledý zanósa)black mark left on a road surface from tires
  • чирка́ш (čirkáš)feces stain on underpants
  • ссадина (ssadina)burn on the skin caused by scraping
Spanish palomino, raspa
  • palominofeces stain on underpants
  • raspafeces stain on underpants
  • raya de zebrafeces stain on underpants
Swedish bromsspår, bromsspår
  • bromsspårblack mark left on a road surface from tires
  • bromsspårfeces stain on underpants
  • fartrandfeces stain on underpants
  • rost i kalsongernafeces stain on underpants
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skid mark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skid%20mark.

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