skins
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Meaning · English
The drums.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
If I had my rathers I'd make up my own band. Art Blakey on the skins, Charlie Mingus on the bass, John Coltrane on the sax, Harry Edison on the horn-
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 “skins” mean?
The drums.
Is “skins” formal or informal?
skins is generally slang.