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

[Baker, John]

        O.K., the Associated Press used "butt naked" in a 1/10/85 story.  That still leaves a bit of a gap.

John Baker


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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 was almost entirely superseded by "buck naked," then began a come-back around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?