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stark·ers
(stär′kərz)adj. Chiefly British Slang
Stark-naked.
[Alteration of stark naked.]
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stark•ers
(ˈstɑr kərz)adj., adv. Brit.
naked.
[1905–10]
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Adj. | 1. | starkers - (British informal) stark naked colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom unclothed - not wearing clothing |
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starkers
adjectiveChiefly British. Not wearing any clothes:
Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch.
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