birthday suit

noun

: unclothed skin : nakedness

Examples of birthday suit in a Sentence

with all of the resort guests in their birthday suits, socioeconomic differences became invisible and irrelevant
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Go naked or go home in Germany Rostock, Germany, recently announced new regulations for its nudist beaches, requiring beachgoers to wear their full birthday suits — no swimwear allowed. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 Goggins, 53, who plays octogenarian Gemstone relative Baby Billy Freeman, is seen waterskiing in his birthday suit. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 Arnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to appearing in his birthday suit on screen. Dan Heching, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025 Donning your birthday suit and showering before soaking, for example, are mandatory. Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for birthday suit

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birthday suit was in 1734

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“Birthday suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthday%20suit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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