Definitions

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  • adjective literally With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
  • adjective by extension Stark naked.

Etymologies

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bare naked + arse anus, bottom.

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Examples

  • How can I begin to convey to you the relish with which I contemplate the many and varied humiliations, the opportunities for sanctimony, the bare-arse moments...

    Great moments in telly never-never land part 94 2008

  • As a phrase, it not only makes literal sense but we see clear parallels to the English phrases bare-arse naked and bollock naked.

    Archive 2004-08-01 M-mv 2004

  • As a phrase, it not only makes literal sense but we see clear parallels to the English phrases bare-arse naked and bollock naked.

    Butt naked M-mv 2004

  • Even a bare-arse savage, given the chance, will learn the vices of civilization within a few months.

    The Road to Wigan Pier 2004

  • Even a bare-arse savage, given the chance, will learn the vices of civilization within a few months.

    The Road to Wigan Pier 1937

  • "Just so, unless you'd rather walk bare-arse all the way through the jungle ”"

    Conan and The Gods of The Mountain Green, Roland 1993

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