skinned up

Knee after falling

Skinned up describes minor injuries where skin has been scraped or abraded, typically from falls or friction: The kid came home with skinned-up knees from skateboarding.

In British slang, skinned up means having rolled a cannabis cigarette (a skin being rolling paper): He skinned up before the concert.

Related

roll a joint · bruise · ointment · cannabis · bandage · graze · fell over · paper · cigarette · tobacco · healing · lighter · filter · inhale · knee · roll-up · spliff · smoking

Opposites
skin condition/injury state

skinned upuninjured

Free from bodily harm

intact · unblemished · unscathed · unhurt · undamaged

wound severity

skinned upgashed

Cut deeply open

lacerated · torn open · mangled · punctured

injury severity

skinned upunharmed

Not injured

unhurt · lacerated · gashed · stitched up

Family

skin, skinned, skinning, skins, skinny, skinnier, skinniest, skinniness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG