starkers
adjUK /ˈstɑːkəz/ · US /ˈstɑɹkɚz/
Etymology * "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
- Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
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Informal Stark raving mad.
- Synonyms
- nude
- Antonyms
- dressed
- Derived terms
- Harry starkers
- Related terms
- stark bollock naked