noun General Slang

cleanskin

KLEEN-skin · noun · informal

Unlabelled wine; also a person with no record.

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A bottle of wine sold without a brand label; also a person with no criminal record, or unbranded cattle.

“We picked up a case of cleanskin reds cheap.”
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cleanskin In A Sentence

We picked up a case of cleanskin reds cheap.

Origin & Usage

From unbranded ('clean-skinned') cattle; extended to unlabelled wine and clean records.

Variants clean skin

People Also Ask

What is a cleanskin wine?

A cleanskin is a bottle of wine sold without a brand label, usually cheaper than the branded equivalent.

What does cleanskin mean for a person?

Describing a person as a cleanskin means they have no criminal record — a clean history.

Where does the word cleanskin come from?

It originally referred to unbranded ('clean-skinned') cattle, and was later extended to unlabelled wine and people with clean records.

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