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!
Meaning
2 senses(UK, not comparable, slang)Completely nude.
Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
splitternackt
(informal, not comparable)Stark raving mad.
(British informal) stark naked
Examples
1 sentencesHowever, Vince, on Jen's house's veranda, was naked from the waist up. He might even have been starkers!
ruОднако, Винс, на веранде дом Джен, был раздет выше пояса. А может, он был вообще голый!
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
* "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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