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Honesty that forgot to put pants on.
means A lack of refinement or polish in manner, speech, or workmanship — roughness that hasn't been smoothed into tact.
from From 'crude,' borrowed from Latin 'crudus' meaning raw, bloody, or unripe — the same root that gives us 'crudites' (raw vegetables) and underlies 'cruel.' Something crude is, at bottom, still uncooked — unprocessed by refinement, manners, or care, whether that's petroleum straight from the ground or a joke straight from the id.
- etymology
- from Latin crudus, meaning raw or bloody
- social function
- signals in-group comfort by breaking polite code
- paradox
- often the most honest voice in the room
- backfire risk
- charm has a shelf life, crudeness expires faster