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Terms vs Skintern - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and skintern

is that terms is while skintern is (us|slang) an intern, often female, who wears very revealing clothing in an office setting where more conservative attire is common.

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    skintern

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  • (US, slang) An intern, often female, who wears very revealing clothing in an office setting where more conservative attire is common.
  • * 2006 , " Showing off a bit of skin", The Washington Times , 5 July 2006:
  • They’re known as “skinterns.” Those who think “belly shirts” are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada.
  • * 2009 , Shayna Murphy, " Scantily-clad interns give working girls a bad name", The Daily Collegian (University of Massachusetts Amherst), 28 September 2009:
  • Though “skinterns ” do provide ample entertainment and a welcome distraction for many young staffers, the situation actually points to a disturbing reality lurking behind the heavy gilded doors of the Capitol: by appearing scantily-clad in their attire, women self-designate themselves into inferior roles and open themselves up to objectification.
  • * 2010 , Annie Werner, " Where the 'Skinterns' Should Work", Village Voice , 15 July 2010:
  • Meanwhile, the barely there selection of a skintern might actually cause potential donors on the street to take a second look, and, possibly even open their wallets -- just hopefully not in expectation of sexual favors.
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