butt-naked

See also: butt naked

English

Alternative forms

• butt naked

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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

butt-naked (not comparable)

1. (Canada, US, informal) Stark naked, completely nude.
   • 1998, John Peel, The Outer Limits: The Vanished, New York: Tor Kids, →ISBN, page 8:

     They could hardly have all marched off butt-naked.

   • 2008, Chris Kovach, chapter 11, in Alcoholics Synonymous, →ISBN:

     He cannot picture life without alcohol, drugs or butt-naked rooftop escapades.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:nude

Translations

stark naked — see stark naked