bare-assed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely unclothed, naked: The word "bare-assed" is an informal, often humorous or emphatic term describing a state of total nudity, specifically highlighting the exposure of the buttocks.
Usage
- This term is highly informal and can be considered vulgar or crude in many contexts. It is typically used for humorous effect, in casual speech among friends, or for strong emphasis. It is not appropriate for formal writing or polite conversation.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The kids ran through the sprinkler bare-assed.
- He was so drunk he ended up dancing bare-assed on the table.
- I had a nightmare where I showed up to work bare-assed.
Advanced Usage
- Used for emphatic or humorous contrast: Often employed to create a vivid, comical, or shocking image by emphasizing the lack of any clothing.
- The formal garden party was interrupted by a bare-assed streaker.
Variants and Related Words
- Bare-ass (adjective): A slightly shortened, equally informal variant.
- That's a bare-ass lie! (Here, used figuratively for emphasis, meaning a blatant lie).
- Bare-assed naked (adjective phrase): A redundant, emphatic compound for added humor or force.
- He jumped into the lake bare-assed naked.
Synonyms
- Naked: The standard, neutral term for being unclothed.
- Nude: Often used in artistic, medical, or formal contexts.
- Butt-naked: Another informal synonym with similar emphasis and register.
- In the buff: A more playful, euphemistic informal term.
- Au naturel: A borrowed French term used humorously or euphemistically.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- (To go) bare-ass(ed): To be or become completely naked.
- When the heatwave hit, they just stayed inside and went bare-assed.
- Bare-assed cheek (figurative, chiefly British): Impudent audacity or nerve. (Note: This is an idiom using a variant; the core meaning shifts from literal nudity to metaphorical exposure/shamefulness).
- He had the bare-assed cheek to ask for a raise after missing the deadline.
Adjective
- (used informally) completely unclothed