skinny-dippers
Clothesless midnight swimmers
Skinny-dippers are people who swim naked.
The term combines skinny, suggesting bare skin with nothing covering it, and dippers, evoking the act of plunging into water.
Skinny-dipping typically happens in secluded spots—lakes, private pools, remote beaches—where swimmers can strip down without attracting unwanted attention.
The skinny-dippers scattered when they heard voices approaching.
Wearing no garments
- bareLacking any covering
- unclothedLacking any garments
- naturismPhilosophy of social undress
- au naturelUnclothed, in French
birthday suit · buff · exposed · undressed · disrobed · nudity · clothing-optional · naturist
Enclosed body of freshwater
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- pondSmall still body
river · ocean · creek · waterhole · secluded · midnight · summer · plunge
Release from constraint
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- carefreeFree from anxiety
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- spontaneityActing without forethought
exhilaration · daring · escapism · playfulness · joyous · unrestricted · empowerment · abandon
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
subversive · maverick · boldness · boundary-pushing · provocative · scandalous · risqué · illicit
naked
Wearing no garments
au naturel · birthday suit · buff · exposed · undressed · disrobed · nudity · clothing-optional · naturist · textile-free
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- diveHeadfirst water entry
pond · river · ocean · creek · waterhole · secluded · midnight · summer · plunge · wade
liberation
Release from constraint
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- carefreeFree from anxiety
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
spontaneity · exhilaration · daring · escapism · playfulness · joyous · unrestricted · empowerment · abandon · thrill
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
bohemian · subversive · maverick · boldness · boundary-pushing · provocative · scandalous · risqué · illicit · forbidden
skinny-dipperscovered up
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