skin and grin

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skin and grin (third-person singular simple present skins and grins, present participle skinning and grinning, simple past and past participle skinned and grinned)

  1. (informal, derogatory) To behave in an insincerely cheerful way toward somebody, often by way of flattery or flirtation.
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