starkers en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- stärʹkərz (US)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈstɑːkəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstɑɹkɚz/ (US)
Etymology
* "naked": British slang, from 1923, combining (like a popular etymology) two meanings of stark (“strong, utterly; barren”) with stark naked, which is from Old English steort (“tail”), referring to the tail-end (as in butt-naked). * "crazy": stark (“shortening of stark raving mad”) + -ers
Meanings
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(UK, not-comparable, slang) Completely nude.
Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
- (informal, not-comparable) Stark raving mad.
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fr à poil (completely nude — see also stark naked) · nl puitebloot (completely nude — see also stark naked) · nl spiernaakt (completely nude — see also stark naked) · sv nakenfis (completely nude — see also stark naked) · pl goły jak święty turecki (completely nude — see also stark naked) · pl w stroju Adama (completely nude — see also stark naked) · es en cueros (completely nude — see also stark naked) · nl moedernaakt (completely nude — see also stark naked) · de splitternackt (completely nude — see also stark naked) · es en pelotas (completely nude — see also stark naked) · el τσίτσιδος (completely nude — see also stark naked) · pl w czym Pan Bóg stworzył (completely nude — see also stark naked) · sv spritt språngande naken (completely nude — see also stark naked) · pl golusieńki (completely nude — see also stark naked) · ja すっぽんぽん (completely nude — see also stark naked)