in the buff

English

Etymology

From buff (“bare skin”).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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.

Translations

nude

• French: à poil (fr)
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• Russian: (adjectival) го́лый (ru) (gólyj), наго́й (ru) (nagój), обнажённый (ru) (obnažónnyj); (adverbial) голышо́м (ru) (golyšóm), в чём мать родила́ (ru) (v čom matʹ rodilá)
• Spanish: en pelotas (es)