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skinship

noun

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese スキンシップ (sukinshippu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from skin + ship. Recorded as early as 1966 by the OED in a Japanese context. In Japanese, this form was also observed in the Latin script as early as 1955.

  1. derived from script as early as 1955
  2. derived from context
  3. derived from スキンシップ

Definitions

  1. Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact

    Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly between family members, relatives and loved ones.

    • However, there were times that folks needed that skinship to feel hearten'd and Dan often felt when others had that need.

  2. Spending time together naked for social bonding.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA