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Definition

Nude.

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Origins

From buff (“bare skin”, literally “brownish yellow”), an allusion to the color of tanned light skin.

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In Context

  • "She was in the buff on the beach."
  • "The streaker ran across the playing field in the buff."
  • "Not to mention, nudity can be just plain convenient. “Laundry is minimal,” Schulte notes. It also doesn’t hurt that being in the buff spices up his workday."
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Related Idioms

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Following.

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Having net losses; in debt.

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At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

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In trouble or in disfavor.

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in two shakes of a lamb's tail

Synonym of in two shakes.

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in the offing

At a distance, but visible.
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