"shirts and skins" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=shirts and skins}} shirts and skins pl (plural only)
  1. A method of indicating team membership, typically when played by boys or men in informal sporting contests, in which the members of one team (the "skins") remove their shirts and play shirtless, while the others (the "shirts") leave their shirts on. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-shirts_and_skins-en-noun-1gS7ROm7 Disambiguation of Sports: 53 47 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
  2. Any game (especially basketball) played using the above method. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-shirts_and_skins-en-noun-oPHfW9ml Disambiguation of Sports: 53 47 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
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