starkers

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UK/ˈstɑːkəz/US/ˈstɑɹkɚz/

adjective

Completely nude.

“Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.”

Similar
nudeunclothed
Opposite
dressed
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Meanings

adjectivestarkers (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableslangCompletely nude.

    Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.

  2. informalnot comparableStark raving mad.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
nude
Opposite
dressed

adjective(British informal) stark naked

Similar
unclothed
Also see
harry starkersinsanenaked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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

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Translations

Dutch spiernaakt, moedernaakt
  • spiernaaktcompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • moedernaaktcompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • puiteblootcompletely nude — see also stark naked
French à poil
  • à poilcompletely nude — see also stark naked
German splitternackt
  • splitternacktcompletely nude — see also stark naked
Greek τσίτσιδος
  • τσίτσιδος (tsítsidos)completely nude — see also stark naked
Japanese すっぽんぽん
  • すっぽんぽん (supponpon)completely nude — see also stark naked
Polish goły jak święty turecki, golusieńki
  • goły jak święty tureckicompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • golusieńkicompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • w czym Pan Bóg stworzyłcompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • w stroju Adamacompletely nude — see also stark naked
Spanish en pelotas, en cueros
  • en pelotascompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • en cueroscompletely nude — see also stark naked
Swedish spritt språngande naken, nakenfis
  • spritt språngande nakencompletely nude — see also stark naked
  • nakenfiscompletely nude — see also stark naked
Cite this entry
APA

starkers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starkers

MLA

“starkers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starkers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starkers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starkers.

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