Re: RE: Re: † † † Re: whence BUCK NAKED?

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 4/5/04 5:57:28 PM, JMB at STRADLEY.COM writes:


>         Maybe, but there were a number of years before 1990 during which 
> "butt naked" could be said and written with impunity.  A derivation of "buck 
> naked" from "butt naked" requires the assumption that "butt naked" came first, 
> was almost entirely superseded by "buck naked," then began a come-back around 
> 1990.  At present, this theory is entirely lacking in evidence.
> 
> John Baker
> 

Well, Google would not be a very good source, would it?