diff --git a/changelog/10753.doc.rst b/changelog/10753.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Change wording of the module level skip to be very explicit
+about not collecting and not executing the rest of the module.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
index e46b663dd50..3efd1de7fbb 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@ def skip(
         The message to show the user as reason for the skip.
 
     :param allow_module_level:
-        Allows this function to be called at module level, skipping the rest
-        of the module. Defaults to False.
+        Allows this function to be called at module level.
+        Raising the skip exception at module level will stop
+        the execution of the module and prevent the collection of all tests in the module,
+        even those defined before the `skip` call.
+
+        Defaults to False.
 
     :param msg:
         Same as ``reason``, but deprecated. Will be removed in a future version, use ``reason`` instead.