Entry · catalog no. 6909
gimme some skin
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phrase · interjection · northeast · 2026
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1.
Slap or clasp my hand — an invitation to shake or five as a greeting, a seal of agreement, or a sign of shared understanding.
“Gimme some skin, man — good to see you.”
Origin & Attribution
Harlem jive of the 1930s and 1940s, documented in Zora Neale Hurston's 1942 glossary of Harlem slang and common across the swing-era Black music world.
Region of origin
West
Midwest
N.East
South
The Northeast
northeast · 2026
Spoken by
northeast
$GIMMESThe Record · cultural traction
▲ Rising0 yrs
ahead of the mainstream
12/100
peak cultural energy
Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.
Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest
First used
2026
in the culture
Recorded here
2026
point of first record
Cultural energy indexed from documented usage, search interest, and citation frequency. The recorded date is the archive’s permanent point of record.
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The Bronx, NY
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Philadelphia, PA
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Citations & Sources
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Zora Neale Hurston — "Story in Harlem Slang," glossary · 1942
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+ Cite a sourceLouis Jordan — "Gimme Some Skin," song · 1940s
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