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skins and grins

skins and grins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skin and grin.

Meaning of skin and grin

Verb

skin and grin (third-person singular simple present skins and grins, present participle skinning and grinning, simple past and past participle skinned and grinned)

  1. (derogatory, informal) To behave in an insincerely cheerful way toward somebody, often by way of flattery or flirtation.

Questions about skins and grins

What is skins and grins the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skins and grins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skin and grin.

Words near skins and grins in the dictionary

  1. skinpopped
  2. skinpopping
  3. skinpops
  4. skins
  5. skins a flint
  6. skins and grins
  7. skins back
  8. skins someone alive
  9. skins the cat
  10. skins the lamb
  11. skins up

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