skin and grin (English, verb)
expansion: skin and grin (third-person singular simple present skins and grins, present participle skinning and grinning, simple past and past participle skinned and grinned)
Senses:
glosses: To behave in an insincerely cheerful way toward somebody, often by way of flattery or flirtation.
tags: derogatory
informal
Forms:
form: skins and grins
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: skinning and grinning
tags: participle
present
form: skinned and grinned
tags: participle
past
form: skinned and grinned
tags: past