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starkers

star·kers

UK/ˈstɑːkəz/ US/ˈstɑɹkɚz/ uncommon informal slang uk

adjective

1.

Origin

* "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

Phrases

  • Harry starkers
  • stark bollock naked

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