naked adj.
(US black) without a gun, without possessions or money, generally at a disadvantage.
Requiem for a Dream (1987) 210: The guy [...] came back a few minutes later, clean. Ahs nikid, gawddamn it. | ||
Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.]. | ||
Tinged Valor 81: I now know that Moe was naked on this one [i.e. corrupt dealings with a madam]. | ||
Razorblade Tears 162: ‘You don’t need to go walking in there naked. So it’s either this [i.e. a knife] or the gun’. |
In compounds
(US black) a sexually provocative dance.
Mister Jelly Roll (1952) 47: If a Naked Dance was desired, Tony would dig up one of his fast speed tunes . |
SE in slang uses
In phrases
(US) to enjoy oneself uninhibitedly.
Campus Sl. Apr. 2: get naked – to party, have fun. | ||
Time 8 Nov. 91: To get naked means to have a good time, whether or not sex is involved. | ||
Esquire Sept. 200: There’s, like, a camera everywhere, even up in the windows. Be loud. Get naked. |