naked as a jaybird

Idioms In English

What Does “naked as a jaybird” mean?

Definition:

The phrase naked as a jaybird means completely naked.

A variation of the same idiom is:

naked as a jay

It is not clear why the idiom refers to the jaybird. The latter is not normally stripped of its feathers.

Example(s)

1. He ran out naked as a jaybird into the the garden.
2. She walked out into the dinning room naked as a jaybird

This idiom is in the animals category.
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