English

Noun

carpet burn ‎(plural carpet burns)

1. A skin injury caused by friction with a carpet or similar surface.
   • 1996 Kim R.Oates - The Spectrum of Child Abuse: assessment, treatment, and prevention (page 51)

     More unusual marks occur when a child is pushed against a patterned object, such as the imprint of a carpet or a carpet burn where the child's body skids along the carpet.

   • 2007 Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good(verse 3)

     Sweet reunion, jamaica and spain

     We're like how we were again

     I'm in the tub youre on the seat

     Lick your lips as I soak my feet

     Then you notice lickle carpet burn

     My stomach drops and my guts churn

     You shrug and it's the worst

     To truly stuck the knife in first