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onion skin
UN-yun SKIN · noun · slang
Ultra-thin skin that exaggerates muscle detail.
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Slang for skin so low in subcutaneous fat it looks paper-thin, accentuating every striation and vein.
“His conditioning was onion-skin thin, you could see every fibre.”
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onion skin In A Sentence
His conditioning was onion-skin thin, you could see every fibre.
Origin & Usage
Bodybuilding slang comparing thin skin to an onion's papery layer.
People Also Ask
What does onion skin mean in bodybuilding?
Onion skin describes skin so low in subcutaneous fat it looks paper-thin, showing off every striation and vein underneath.
Why is it called onion skin?
It compares the thin, translucent look of a very lean bodybuilder's skin to the papery outer layer of an onion.
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