skin flick

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Meaning · English

A pornographic film.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Trading is scheduled to begin next month in the shares of another purveyor of erotica, Olympia Press; its latest skin flick, "Barbara," cost $32,000 to make, grossed $11,700 in its second week in Manhattan and is scheduled for national distribution.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “skin flick” mean?

A pornographic film.

Is “skin flick” formal or informal?

skin flick is generally slang.