Definition of thin skin

thin skin

noun - uncountable

• metaphorically, a person with "think skin" is unable to handle criticism. Compare with thick skin.

  All of my employees have such thin skin.

  Last edited on Nov 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'skin':
by the skin of (one's) teeth	Definitions include: narrowly.
elbow skin	Definitions include: similar to skin on your nut sac. my elbow skin was hanging down in the toilet water.
get under (one's) skin	Definitions include: to annoy.
give some skin	Definitions include: between to or more people, to smack palms as a sign of congratulations or mutual celebration.
hit skins	Definitions include: to have sex.
hizzit the skizzins	Definitions include: to have sex with someone, any type of sexual intercourse.
no skin off (one's) teeth	Definitions include: no problem/burden
play the skin flute	Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
pull skin	Definitions include: masturbating (male only).
push skin	Definitions include: masturbating (female).
show some skin	Definitions include: to show unclothed skin.
skin	Definitions include: a cigarette rolling paper.
skin a bear	Definitions include: to defecate.
skin alive	Definitions include: to reprimand severely.
skin and blister	Definitions include: sister.
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Other terms relating to 'thin':
get thin	Definitions include: to become annoying due to repetition; "get old".
Mini Thin	Definitions include: an asthma drug containing synthetic ephedrine which can be used to make methamphetamine.
out of thin air	Definitions include: without warning.
thin dirties	Definitions include: really bad diarrhea.
wheat thin	Definitions include: A hippie type, nature girl, who is very thin.

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