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give some skin

give some skin verb: to greet or congratulate someone by slapping their palm.

Verb

give some skin (third-person singular simple present gives some skin, present participle giving some skin, simple past gave some skin, past participle given some skin)

  1. (slang) To greet or congratulate someone by slapping their palm.
    • Long time, bro. Give me some skin.

Forms of give some skin

third-person singular presentgives some skin
present participlegiving some skin
pastgave some skin
past participlegiven some skin

Questions about give some skin

What does give some skin mean?
Give some skin means to greet or congratulate someone by slapping their palm.
What part of speech is give some skin?
Give some skin is a verb.
What is the past tense of give some skin?
The past tense of give some skin is gave some skin.

Words near give some skin in the dictionary

  1. give pause
  2. give paw
  3. give place
  4. give pursuit
  5. give rise to
  6. give some skin
  7. give someone a bell
  8. give someone a bloody nose
  9. give someone a break
  10. give someone a buzz
  11. give someone a hand

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