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Difference between Skin-deep and Skinny dip

skin-deep

1. involving a surface only:

  • We sent for a doctor … and on his examining Pagolo, we discovered that the wound was only skin-deep.

2. having little substance; superficial:

  • The technical reviews of digital cameras are skin-deep compared to the in-depth reviews by the online photography sites.

skinny dip —(a consonant nominal phrase) bathing or swimming in the nude:

  • “Fancy a skinny-dip?” I giggled, gazing at the crashing waves.