English
British slang, from 1923, combining (like a popular etymology) two meanings of stark 'strong, utterly; barren' with stark naked, which is from O.E. steort 'tail', referring to the tail-end (as in butt-naked)

Pronunciation
(RP): /�st��k�z/, /<tt>"stA:k@z</tt>/
(US): stärʹk�rz, /�st�rk�z/, /<tt>"stArk@`z</tt>/
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Adjective
starkers

1. context|mainly|UK slang Completely nude.

#:I burst into the room, and found Bill there, starkers.

Synonyms
bare
butt-naked
in one's birthday suit
in the nuddy
in the nude
naked
naked as the day one was born
nude
stark bollock naked
stark naked

Translations
Dutch: spiernaakt
French: nu comme un ver
German: splitternackt

References
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