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get under one's skin

skin
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skin]
    • /gɛt ˈʌn dər wʌnz skɪn/
    • /ˈɡet ˈʌndə(r) wʌnz skɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skin]
    • /gɛt ˈʌn dər wʌnz skɪn/

Definitions of get under one's skin words

  • noun get under one's skin the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible. 1
  • noun get under one's skin such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, especially a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin. 1
  • noun get under one's skin the tanned or treated pelt or hide of an animal, especially when used in apparel and accessories; leather (usually used in combination): pigskin; calfskin. 1
  • noun get under one's skin any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, or a film on liquid: a skin of thin ice; the aluminum skin of an airplane. 1
  • noun get under one's skin Jewelry. the outermost layer of a pearl. the outermost layer of a diamond as found: often different in color and refraction from the inner part of the stone. 1
  • noun get under one's skin Nautical. the shell or ceiling of a hull. the outer, exposed part of a furled sail. 1
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Origin of get under one's skin

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English (noun) < Old Norse skinn; cognate with dialectal German Schinde skin of fruit

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Parts of speech for Get under one's skin

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get under one's skin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get under one's skin

verb get under one's skin

  • annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
  • bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
  • infuriate — to make furious; enrage.
  • irk — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
  • irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
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