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 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