nudie

[ noo-dee, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
2. a nude person.

adjective

1. featuring nude performers or photographs:

   nudie photo layouts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nudie¹

First recorded in 1930–35; nude + -ie

Example Sentences

Putting her nudie photos in the pantheon of great art isn't arguing for sexual freedom for all, but framing it as a privilege of the upper echelons of society who can be trusted to handle such provocations, unlike the grubby commoners.

From Salon

He started wearing cowboy hats and boots, big belt buckles, Nudie shirts, lots of denim.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’d been dared by a classmate to do a nudie video.”

From New York Times

The story of Gram Parsons is so imbued with rock star mythos that it can be disorienting to sit across from someone who proves that he was, in fact, a real person and not some Nudie Suit–wearing apparition.

From Los Angeles Times

Doug handed Minx's ownership back to Joyce, but as an old-school nudie mag chief, he hasn't entirely accepted ceding his power over to a woman.

From Salon