Removing the outer layer or skin of something; or describing something whose surface is flaking off.
From Middle English 'pelen,' possibly from Old French 'peler' (to strip). The word originally meant to remove hair or feathers from animals.
Peeling is so psychologically satisfying that there's an entire genre of 'oddly satisfying' videos online showing people peeling fruit, paint, stickers, and sunburned skin—there's something in human brains that finds the separation of layers deeply rewarding.
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