What does “Skinny-dipping” mean
on the Rice Purity Test?
Skinny-dipping is swimming naked — usually somewhere you’re not strictly supposed to, like a lake at night or a pool after hours. Like streaking, it’s a rite-of-passage stunt, which is why it made the list.
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Part of the “a little trouble” run; it reads adventurous, not scandalous.
Older than you'd think
Swimming naked was just called swimming for most of human history; swimsuits are the recent invention. The phrase "skinny-dipping" is American, first printed in the 1940s, from "skinny" meaning skin itself, as in wearing nothing but. By the '60s it was firmly attached to lakes, midnight, and questionable group decisions.
It scores as a mild-trouble item, one notch less bold than streaking since water provides both cover and plausible deniability. The classic version involves a dare, a dock, and a plan for retrieving clothes that fails. If your version went smoothly, you're in the minority.