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单词 skinny-dipper
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skinny-dippern.

Brit. /ˈskɪnɪdɪpə/, U.S. /ˈskɪniˌdɪpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skinny adj., dipper n.
Etymology: < skinny adj. + dipper n., after skinny-dip n., skinny-dipping n. Compare slightly later skinny-dip v.
colloquial (originally North American).
A person who goes skinny-dipping.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > swimming > [noun] > specific type > participant
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skinny-dipper1963
1963 T. R. Atkins in W. M. Blackburn Under Twenty-five 104 By the time he was eleven he..was a vigorous chicken-stealer, hawk-shooter, cat-drowner, and skinny-dipper.
1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 May 19/4 It was never resolved if..the skinny dippers were apprehended by the constable.
1992 Economist 15 Aug. 35/2 Fundamentalists have all but chased skinny-dippers out of states like Alabama and Mississippi (a few secret water-holes remain).
2000 J. La Frenierre San Juan Adventure Guide 106 There are no facilities, no on-site managers, and ultimately, no rules—skinny-dippers are to be expected.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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