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butt-naked en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Probably related to (and perhaps simply a variant of) buck naked. It is not clear which of the two forms came first, but the earliest written evidence suggests that buck naked is present some four decades earlier.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, informal, not-comparable) Stark naked, completely nude.
    • He cannot picture life without alcohol, drugs or butt-naked rooftop escapades. 2008, Chris Kovach, chapter 11, in Alcoholics Synonymous, →ISBN:
    • They could hardly have all marched off butt-naked. 1998, John Peel, The Outer Limits: The Vanished, New York: Tor Kids, →ISBN, page 8:

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Synonyms

nude