skin search

¹

noun

1. strip search.

skin-search

²

[ skin-surch ]

verb (used with object)

1. strip-search.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skin search¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The gunman carried no identification, Reddin said, adding that “We made a skin search of him, checking that he had nothing on him to take his life. We have advised him of his rights. He doesn’t want a lawyer now.”

From Washington Times

Before leaving the Adjustment Center, Jackson was made to strip for a thorough "skin search," a regular routine for Adjustment Center inmates.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, another skin search was just beginning when, according to prison officials, a guard noticed a gun in Jackson's hair.

From Time Magazine Archive