"bare-arse" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: bare + arse Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bare|arse}} bare + arse Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bare-arse (not comparable)
  1. (literally) With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning. Tags: literally, not-comparable Translations (with the buttocks exposed): kaalgat (Afrikaans), cul-nu (French), nu-le-cul (French)
    Sense id: en-bare-arse-en-adj-ZEf9oMMw Disambiguation of 'with the buttocks exposed': 92 8
  2. (by extension) Stark naked. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bare-arse-en-adj-nSy5lVgU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bareass, bare-bum, bare-butt, barearse

Alternative forms

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