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streaking

streaking

3 6.7
The act of running naked in public as a prank or dare
  • noun
  • /ˈstrikɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : desnudarse en público
  • Reporter: The streaking craze continues to take the nation by storm as college students across the country are shedding their clothes.
  • streaking phenomenon

Examples

  • During the event, a group of students decided to engage in streaking as a daring prank.

  • Mom never mentioned the streaking incident, but Jimmy sure did.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • And I became a big hit around the neighborhood when I took up streaking.

    Takedown (2024)

  • There was also an element of streaking that took a lot of the lads by surprise (and a couple of the lady-folk).

    Blog text (30)

  • We'd love for you to join us this Saturday at our open house for some chips, soda, and some late-night streaking.

    Old School (2003)

  • The festival featured a fun tradition where participants enjoyed streaking to celebrate the end of the school year.

  • After the game, some fans celebrated by streaking across the field in excitement.

Synonyms

nudie run
vsstreaking
  • NSFW
9.9

To run naked in public as a joke or dare

focuses specifically on doing this as a prank or dare rather than general amusement

Antonyms

covering
8 1.5

Placing something over another thing to protect or hide it

dressing
1 1.0

The act of putting on clothes

How Indecent

indecent exposure
  • Offensive
10 7.2
streaking
  • NSFW
3 6.7
mooning
  • Offensive
1 9.1

Surface Forms

streaking singular
streakings plural

Morphology

streaking = streak (semi-transparent) = streak + ing

Formally 'streak' + '-ing' is a regular gerund/nominalization, but the relevant verb sense ('run naked') is slang and not predictable from the more common 'streak' = 'line', so learners who only know the latter may not infer the meaning.

Etymology

Streaking comes from the older word streak, which means 'a long, thin line', like a streak of lightning. People began to call running naked streaking because someone running quickly past looks like a quick 'line' of bare skin, so streaking now means running naked in public as a prank.