"naked as a jaybird" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. (simile, colloquial) Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: nude, naked as a jay, naked as a jay-bird Translations (naked): syntymäpuvussaan (Finnish), ilman rihman kiertämää (Finnish), nu comme un ver (French), anyaszült meztelen (Hungarian)

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