stark naked
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stark naked
Where it comes from
From Middle English stert naked (steort nakt, sternaked, star naked); the first element is from Old English steort (“tail”). The change from "start-naked" to "stark-naked" was most likely by folk etymology due to a misinterpretation of the phrase as being a way of saying "starkly naked" ("strongly naked, harshly naked"). The opposite change has shifted buck naked to butt naked in colloquial modern English.
adjective
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Completely naked.
Similar: naked
noun
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Raw gin.
"Give us a glass of 'stark naked,' Job! This plaguey fog's well nigh choked me," said Rube, spluttering and coughing, and vituperating it.
Similar: strip me naked
Translations
Every language
adj completely naked
| Español | en pelotas, en cueros vivos, en bolas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 真っ裸 mappadaka, 素っ裸 suppadaka, 全裸 zenra |
| 中文 | 赤裸裸 chìluǒluǒ, 全裸 quánluǒ |
| Português | à pai Adão |
| Français | à poil |
| Deutsch | splitternackt, splitterfasernackt, fasernackt |
| Română | gol nap, gol pușcă, gol ca degetul |
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