shirts and skins

slang A way to designate the players on two different teams in a casual sports game in which the teams do not have uniforms. The "skins" are the players who remove their shirts (thus exposing their skin). Come on, guys, we don't have all day—let's just do shirts and skins and start playing!

See also: and, shirt, skin

See also:

fresh legs
cap space
box score
hide-and-go-seek
give (someone) the business
give someone the business
fantasy
fantasy football
hot stove league
power play

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