People have been posting pictures and videos of themselves naked and scantily-clad at work - in tribute to their president's slip of the tongue.

It comes after the Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, 61, mixed up his words during a speech on new technology.

'Innovations, IT-technologies, privatisation - it is all clear. We've conquered all of them. But everything is very simply, one should get undressed and work,' he said.

This woman was just one of a number of people to share a photo of her in underwear on social media using the hash tag getnakedandgotowork

Officers workers took the opportunity to 'dress down' for work after the Belarus President accidentally said 'one should get undressed and work'

Challenge accepted: This woman was about to take on the challenge of some gardening, yet wasn't wearing the usual protective gear

The president had actually wanted to tell people to 'develop themselves' - however the phrase sounds very similar to 'get undressed' in Russian.

What many described as a 'Freudian slip' instantly went viral on local internet forums and triggered a saucy flashmob event on social media.

Dozens of people posted pictures of themselves at work including naked and semi-naked businessmen and women at their desks. Musicians also shared video footage of them performing songs naked.

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As the videos and photos were shared on social media, some began to sing about the change

Musicians were careful to use their instruments to perfectly cover their modesty during practice

A female assistant in an electronics store posted a picture of herself with only a keyboard protecting her modesty.

And a joiner uploaded an alarming picture of himself working in the nude with a circular saw in front of his groin.

Other images included a bikini-clad brunette chopping wood with an axe, a rock band posing naked but for their instruments, and a young, tanned woman gardening in nothing but tiny shorts.

Tattoo artists, radio hosts, journalists and even construction workers were soon stripping off at work to join in the fun.

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Using axes requires skill and precision, so this woman without clothes and suitable footwear is a worry

Dozens of people posted pictures of themselves at work including naked and semi-naked

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All of the participants of the flashmob posted their photos online, with the hash tag #getnakedandgotowork, where they instantly went viral.

One person on social media wrote: 'Hahaha, love these pics!', while another added: 'I love the power of words over swords any day.'

Belarus is a landlocked country bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

Russian is the main language, spoken by 72 per cent of the population, while Belarusian, the official first language, is spoken by fewer than 12 per cent.