Indian sunburn
Skin twisting prank
A playground prank where someone grips another person's forearm with both hands and twists in opposite directions, creating a burning friction on the skin.
The name references stereotypes about Native Americans, though the connection is unclear.
Also called a snake bite.
He gave me an Indian sunburn and it left my arm red for an hour.
Resistance between touching surfaces
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
abrasion · swelling · irritation · wince · flinch · hurt · sting · rawness
Rotating with distortion
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- forearmArm's lower half
- gripSecure manual hold
- rednessCrimson-hued state
wince · flinch · arm · horseplay · mischief · teasing · roughhousing · skin
Children's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
innocence · youth · schoolyard · siblings · roughhousing · giggles · games · mischief
Severe prolonged suffering
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
humiliation · victimization · aggression · dominance · coercion · intimidation · cruelty · meanness
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
discomfort · abrasion · swelling · irritation · wince · flinch · hurt · sting · rawness · chafing
twisting
Rotating with distortion
redness · wince · flinch · arm · horseplay · mischief · teasing · roughhousing · skin · soreness
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
friendship · innocence · youth · schoolyard · siblings · roughhousing · giggles · games · mischief · growing up
torment
Severe prolonged suffering
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
taunting · humiliation · victimization · aggression · dominance · coercion · intimidation · cruelty · meanness · power imbalance
Indian sunburnthermal burn
Heat-caused tissue injury
first-degree burn · second-degree burn · scald · frostbite · blister
Indian, India, sunny, sunnier, sunniest, sunnily, sunshine, sunlit, sunburn