kit-offadj.
/ˈkɪtɒf/, U.S. /ˈkɪdˌɔf/, /ˈkɪdˌɑf/ British colloquial.
Nude; of, involving, or relating to nudity.
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nakedOE
bareOE
start nakedc1225
nakec1300
unarrayedc1380
clothelessc1386
mother-nakedc1390
stark nakedc1390
bareda1400
naked as a needlec1400
unattiredc1400
uncladc1400
uncoveredc1400
loose1423
unclothedc1440
belly-nakeda1500
naked as one's nail1563
unabuilyeit1568
sindonlessc1595
leathern1596
disarrayed1611
undressed1613
debaredc1620
unapparelled1622
unaccoutred?1750
stark1762
disrobed1794
ungarmented1798
undraped1814
au naturel1828
nude1830
skyclad1832
garbless1838
kitless1846
spar-naked1849
raimentless1852
undoffed1854
togless1857
garmentless1866
naked as a robin1866
clothesless1868
sky clothed1878
nakedized1885
altogether1896
buck naked1913
raw1916
bollock naked1922
starkers1923
starko1923
stitchless1927
naked as a jaybird1931
bollock1950
rollock naked1962
nekkid1977
kit-off1992
1992 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 26 Dec. 26/5 Uncharacteristically, Ken knows his limitations in the kit-off department. Remarkably, just by looking at his face, the nation can imagine every squidge and dimple of his off-stage parts.
1994 Times (Nexis) 15 Jan. Cats will think you're hip, you can dress up as a ram and there are regular kit-off sessions.
1996 Sunday Sport 29 Sept. 13/3 Pacino's performance had the critics drooling but it was Miller's kit-off boogie that had most film fans dripping.
2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 8 June He was hoping to meet some of the stars of its kit-off calendar.
2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Sept. (Travel section) 17 The upstairs ‘Baltic Sauna World’ offers a range of different sauna styles and a strict kit-off policy.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1992