skinned knees
Pavement meeting flesh
Skinned knees are knees with the surface scraped off, typically from falling on pavement or rough ground.
The phrase evokes childhood—running, falling, getting up again: He came home with skinned knees and a torn shirt.
It serves as shorthand for minor injuries that come from active play or reckless movement.
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- band aidAdhesive wound dressing
- bandaidAdhesive wound covering
first aid kit · childhood · growing pains · playground · playing outside · pavement · scabs · scab picking · falling · bike crash · bicycle · sting · antiseptic · tears · concrete · raw · bruised · running
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- boyhoodtreehouse, toy cars, action figures, boy scouts, scrapes
injury severity
skinned kneesbroken bones
compound fracture · critical injury · internal bleeding · hospitalization · concussion
skin, skins, skinning, skinny, skinned, skinner, knee, knees, kneeing