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>I still haven't figured out *what exactly the Corpus is counting. here's my guess: the total number of words on all of those (figurative) little slips of paper in all of the cubbyholes in all of the editors rolltop desks in all of the many scriptoria, all of which hold the millions and millions of citations for the million English words. exactly. 
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And here I thought "butt naked" was just a dumb thing the teens around here said!
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And here I thought "butt naked" was just a dumb thing the teens around here said!
A) What's "buck" sposed to mean anyway?
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2) It's an example of, whaddaycallit, assimilation.
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I don't know, either, what the 'buck' in 'buck naked' means.
Maybe a reference, from times past, to Indians' summer wear?
Anybody have a clue?
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Quote:
Michael sezQuote:
(the first part of that line brings to mind the much later expression buck naked, from buckskin, a similar sort of derivation)
Well, that was sort of a sideswipe at the question.
Here's a more comprehensive look.
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Here's another take on the subject. Interestingly, the conclusion seems to be that "butt naked" just might be the original, and the "buck" a euphemism.
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Could be a variation on "bare-assed", couldn't it?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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