starkers
Completely nudeCompletely nude.
» However, Vince, on Jen's house's veranda, was naked from the waist up. He might even have been starkers!
Однако, Винс, на веранде дом Джен, был раздет выше пояса. А может, он был вообще голый!
Значение
значений: 2(Британия, без степеней сравнения, сленг)Completely nude.
Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
splitternackt
(разговорное, без степеней сравнения)Stark raving mad.
(British informal) stark naked
Примеры
предложений: 1However, Vince, on Jen's house's veranda, was naked from the waist up. He might even have been starkers!
Однако, Винс, на веранде дом Джен, был раздет выше пояса. А может, он был вообще голый!
Переводы
языков: 4Происхождение
* "naked": British slang, from 1923, combining (like a popular etymology) two meanings of* "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).
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