The museum has a painting of some ladies in the buff.
•Mary felt a little shy about getting into the altogether.
•Bill says he sleeps in the raw.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
in the buff — adjective (used informally) completely unclothed • Syn: ↑bare assed, ↑bare ass, ↑in the altogether, ↑in the raw, ↑raw, ↑peeled, ↑naked as a jaybird, ↑stark naked … Useful english dictionary
to the buff — informal : to a naked condition They stripped down to the buff. [=they took all their clothes off] • • • Main Entry: ↑buff … Useful english dictionary
in the buff — 1. adjective Nude. She was in the buff on the beach. 2. adverb While nude. The streaker ran in the buff across the playing field … Wiktionary
in the buff — mod. naked. □ You know who sleeps in the buff. □ You can save hundreds of dollars in a lifetime by not buying pajamas and sleeping in the buff instead … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
in the buff — ► in the buff informal naked. Main Entry: ↑buff … English terms dictionary
in the buff — old fashioned naked. He came out of the bedroom in the buff … New idioms dictionary
in the buff — Meaning Naked. Origin Apparently originates from the buff coloured shorts soldiers stripped down to for medical parades … Meaning and origin of phrases
in the buff — naked, nude At our house, we walk around in the buff. Nude is natural, eh … English idioms
in the buff — informal naked. → buff … English new terms dictionary
In the buff — in the nude; naked … Dictionary of Australian slang
in the buff — Australian Slang in the nude; naked … English dialects glossary
