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# skinful

noun (a skinful)

«skinful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(UK, Australia, informal, slang) A large amount of alcohol, enough to make someone drunk: «He'd had a skinful.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday adult talk in Britain and Australia, «had a skinful» means drank too much. In stories it shows a drunk character. Safety: alcohol is harmful, especially for children. Phrases: have a skinful.

### Examples

- Uncle Ray had a skinful at the wedding and fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x1)
- He'd had a skinful, so he got a taxi home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x2)
- They had a skinful at the pub. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x3)
- After a skinful, you shouldn't drive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x4)
- Grandpa said the sailor had a skinful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x5)
- Mum frowned: «He's had a skinful again.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/#x6)

### Note

Informal slang; only used in «have/had a skinful». Countable in form but rarely plural. Safety: never drive after drinking alcohol.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skinful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skinful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skinful.html) on Mova free.