skin peeling off completely; skin coming off in one piece
Describes skin that has peeled or come off entirely, often in a single sheet, as from a bad sunburn or blister. Colloquial and vivid.
The skin on my back peeled off completely from the sunburn.
靴擦れでかかとの皮がズル剥けだ。
The skin on my heel came off in one piece from the shoe rubbing.
All-katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Hiragana variant of the first part; less common but still seen.
Compound of ズル (adverb describing a smooth, sliding action) and 剥け (continuative form of 剥ける, 'to peel'). The exact origin of ズル is uncertain, but it is likely onomatopoeic or mimetic.