bare

bare

1. slang To a great degree. Primarily heard in UK. His comments pissed me off bare, but what could I say in response? He's the boss, after all. My poor car is wrecked bare. It just looks so awful. We can't go out now, it's been bare snowing all day!

2. vulgar slang Without wearing a condom. Used especially with the verb "go" as a euphemism for "have sex." Never go bare with someone you've just met, bro. You have no way of knowing who they've been with before you. When my younger sister told me she was going to have sex with her boyfriend for the first time, I really emphasized the need to use protection and not go bare—no matter what he says! I'm too paranoid about STDs to go bare with anyone I've just brought home from the bar.

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bare something

the smallest or least possible. Bob did the bare minimum of work to pass the class. Food, clothing, and shelter are the bare necessities of life.

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