Editing Streaking (section)

{{Short description|Running naked through a public place}}
{{Other uses|Streaking (microbiology)|Streak (disambiguation){{!}}Streak|Streaky Bay}}

[[File:MIT streaker at HarvardYale game.jpg|alt=|thumb|250px|upright|A streaker at the 2006 [[Harvard–Yale football rivalry|Harvard–Yale game]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]]]

'''Streaking''' is the act of running naked through a public area for publicity, for fun, as a [[prank]], a dare, a form of [[protest]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/stripped-of-inhibitions-486277171.html|title=Jun 2018: Streakers make some events memorable for wrong reasons|first=Doug|last=Speirs|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=23 June 2018|via=www.winnipegfreepress.com}}</ref> or to participate in a [[fad]]. Streaking is often associated with sporting events{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}, but can occur in more secluded areas. Streakers are often pursued by sporting officials or the police.