in the buff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Nude.

Pronunciation

en-au-in the buff.ogg

Word forms

in the buff

Etymology

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

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