ski mask

noun

: a knit fabric mask that covers the head, has openings for the eyes, mouth, and sometimes the nose, and is worn especially by skiers for protection from the cold

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One teen pulled out a gun and when the father of one of the teens intervened, someone wearing a ski mask stabbed him in the back. Savanah Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025 Surveillance footage played in court showed a man wearing a pink ski mask — who prosecutors allege is Chaney. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 The suspect was last seen wearing all black clothing, with a black ski mask. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 Some people in the group asked if the man wearing the ski mask took the backpack, according to testimony. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ski mask

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski mask was in 1966

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“Ski mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20mask. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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