(as) naked as a jaybird In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(as) naked as a jaybird", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-03-11 12:03

Meaning of (as) naked as a jaybird

Synonyms:

stark naked

(as) naked as a jaybird adjective phrase similie

Not wearing any clothes.

She walked in on me when I was as naked as a jaybird.

When I was a kid, I used to jump into the backyard swimming pool, naked as a jaybird.

He was stripped naked as a jaybird and left in a cell after they found him hide weapons in his clothes.

Other phrases about:

in the nip

Naked

shirtless
(Of a man) Naked from the waist up
wear nothing but a smile

1. Used to talk about a wide happy smile

2. Used to describe someone naked

Origin of (as) naked as a jaybird

This simile is American in origin, but its origin is as unclear as the older British "naked as a robin". It appears in print from the mid-twentieth century on. For example, D. Delman used it in Sudden Death (1972): “The corpus was as naked as a jaybird.”

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .
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