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English
Etymology
From skid + mark.
Pronunciation
Noun
skidmark (plural skidmarks)
- A long black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.
- Any other mark or stain caused by one surface skidding along another.
The ladder that slipped left a skidmark across the tile floor.
The man had skidmarks on the knees of his jeans.
- (colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.
Derived terms
Translations
black mark left on a road surface from tires
— see also skid mark
visible stain left on underpants
— see also skid mark