bone-deep

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bone-deep

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idiomatic, not comparable Extremely deep or profound (emotionally). Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.
Opposite: skin-deep

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@misc{bone_deep_2026,
  title = {bone-deep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bone-deep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}