starkers

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starkers

/ˈstɑːkəz/ UK
/ˈstɑɹkɚz/ US

Where it comes from

* "naked": British slang, from 1923, combining (like a popular etymology) two meanings of stark (“strong, utterly; barren”) with stark naked, which is from Old English steort (“tail”), referring to the tail-end (as in butt-naked).

* "crazy": stark (“shortening of stark raving mad”) + -ers

adjective

UK, not comparable, slang Completely nude. Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
informal, not comparable Stark raving mad.

Similar: nude · Opposite: dressed

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: nude · Opposite: dressed

Translations

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adj completely nude — see also stark naked

Español	en pelotas, en cueros
日本語	すっぽんぽん supponpon
Français	à poil
Deutsch	splitternackt
Ελληνικά	τσίτσιδος tsítsidos

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@misc{starkers_2026,
  title = {starkers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starkers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}