“There's a big difference between the words, ‘naked’ and ‘nekkid.’ ‘Naked’ means you don't have any clothes on. ‘Nekkid’ means you don't have any clothes on - and you're up to something.”

—  Lewis Grizzard

Source: Lewis Grizzard Naked vs. Nekkid from the Best Of Lewis Grizzard album, September 15, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=achROqQBP9g,

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