单词 | to give someone some skin |
释义 | > as lemmasto give someone some skin P17. slang (originally and chiefly in African-American usage). to give someone some skin and variants: to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity. Frequently in imperative use, as gimme some skin (also elliptically as skin). Also occasionally as a noun phrase denoting the action. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > on friendly terms [phrase] > asking for gesture of friendship or solidarity gimme some skin1940 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > symbol of friendship > skin of palm as making contact in friendship skin1940 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > join hands in token of amity > slap or shake hands in gesture of friendship to give someone some skin1967 1940 N.Y. Amsterdam News 6 July 20/1 ‘Well, Jack, lay it on me! Gimme some skin.’ (Shakes hands with pal.) 1942 Z. N. Hurston in Amer. Mercury July 86 ‘Gimme some skin!’ ‘Lay de skin on me, pal!’ Sweet Back grabbed Jelly's outstretched hand and shook hard. 1944 D. Burley Orig. Handbk. Harlem Jive 85 The act of ‘Gimme-some-skin’ involves some theatricals, an intricate sense of timing, plenty of gestures. 1967 Harper's Mag. Nov. 62/2 Once—when I came in on the break behind him at precisely the right point—Pops gave me some skin. He reached out his dark old hand..and I turned my hand, palm up... Pops lightly brushed my open palm in a half-slap, the jive set's seal of approval. 1968 N. Cruz & J. Buckingham Run Baby Run iv. 38 Then he grinned and stuck out his hand. ‘Slip me some skin, Nicky. Me, I'm Carlos. President of the Mau Maus.’ 1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens iv. 119 The viewer of TV sporting events will often observe black athletes, and whites too now, giving skin after a home run, a touchdown, or at the start of a basketball game. 2000 P. Beatty Tuff vii. 93 ‘Hey, it's hard dating a sister. Give me some skin on that one’, said Spencer, thrusting his palm toward Winston. 2003 V. O. Carter Such Sweet Thunder 318 ‘If you got the dime, I sure got the time!’ ‘Skin man!’ ‘I'm comin', mistah—can't you see how hard I'm breathin'?’ < as lemmas |
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