birthday suit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the lack of clothes worn when one is born (i.e., on the day of one’s birth).

[edit] Noun

birthday suit (plural birthday suits)

1. (idiomatic) Nakedness; a lack of clothing.

   George embarrassed his aunt by answering the door in his birthday suit. (i.e., George embarrassed his aunt by answering the door naked)

[edit] Usage notes

• Usually used in the phrase “in one’s birthday suit”, but sometimes seen alone; for example, as in “Guess what she was wearing? Her birthday suit!”

[edit] Translations

Dutch: adamskostuum nl(nl) n. German: Adamskostüm de(de) n. (used of men), Evakostüm de(de) n. (used of women) Japanese: 素っ裸 ja(ja) (suppadaka) Norwegian: Adams drakt no(no) (used of men), Evas drakt no(no) (used of women)

Polish: strój adama pl(pl) m. Russian: в костюме Евы ru(ru), в чём мать родила ru(ru) Spanish: to be in one’s birthday suit: estar como su madre le trajo al mundo

• French: habit de naissance m. (suspected non-idiomatic translation)