skinner
n.— «Cambridge Police spokesman Frank Pasquarello said he has heard only the word in reference to some form of molestation or sexual violation. “We’ve definitely heard [skinner] before, but what it means depends on who you talk to,” said Pasquarello. “It could mean a molester of boys or girls. Some of these words just don’t make sense at the time.”» —“Stabbing victim: they called me a ‘skinner’” by Dawn Witlin Cambridge Chronicle (Masschusetts) Jan. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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