in the buff

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Etymology

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From buff (bare skin, literally brownish yellow), an allusion to the color of tanned light skin.

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in the buff

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Nude.
    She was in the buff on the beach.
    The streaker ran across the playing field in the buff.
    • 2021 October 18, Ian Lecklitzner, “The Inevitable Rise of the Work-From-Home Nudist”, in MEL Magazine[1]:
      Not to mention, nudity can be just plain convenient. “Laundry is minimal,” Schulte notes. It also doesn’t hurt that being in the buff spices up his workday.

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