naked as a jay-bird
Wearing absolutely nothing
Completely naked, without any clothing at all.
The expression is folksy and often humorous, typically describing someone caught undressed or deliberately stripped bare: The kids ran through the sprinklers naked as a jay-bird.
Why jaybirds—which have feathers—became the standard of nakedness is unclear, but the phrase has been common in American English since the nineteenth century.
- nudityAbsence of clothing
- starkersEntirely without clothing
- unclothedLacking any garments
- bareLacking any covering
- saunaHeated room for sweating
birthday suit · exposed · in the buff · au naturel · undressed · nude · disrobed · strip down · streaking · skinny-dipping · full monty · Adam and Eve · unclad · stripped · cheeky · uncovered · unguarded · defenseless
naked as a jay-birdfully dressed
dressed to the nines · bundled up · clothed · dressed · wrapped up
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