[PW] naked as a jaybird

[Deb Fuller]

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Bill Davis <wmadavis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's been suggested that the expression had its orgin in the Blue Jay being
> born featherless.   Another theory says that the Blue Jay is a large,
> distinctive, and aggressive bird, and that "naked" was originally intended
> to mean "unconcealed"  -- as in "naked ambition -- rather than being a
> reference to nudity.  If that was the case, "bold as brass" would be a
> similar expression.

My Southern father says, "Don't let you mocking bird mouth overload
your jaybird behind."

Deb