- Gloss
- "Smile falsely"
- Definition
- To smile or laugh, often used to describe someone grinning falsely or inappropriately (skinning their teeth).
- Example
- "Yuh just a kin-teeth but yuh nuh mean it." — "You are just grinning but you don't mean it."
- Origin
- Contraction of 'skin teeth'.
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