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down there

UK/ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðɛə̯//ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðeɹ/

down there adverb: in the genital area; often used of and/or by females.

Adverb

down there (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic) In the genital area; often used of and/or by females.
    • And when I'd come and really finished, then she'd start on her own account, and I had to stop inside her till she brought herself off, wriggling and shouting, she'd clutch clutch^([sic]) with herself down there, an' then she'd come off, fair in ecstasy.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 14, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook...
    • Then she put her hand on my pants, you know, down there.2005, Annie Fox, Elizabeth Verdick, The Teen Survival Guide to Dating & Relating, page 44
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down, there.

Questions about down there

What does down there mean?
Down there means in the genital area; often used of and/or by females.
What part of speech is down there?
Down there is an adverb.
How do you pronounce down there?
Down there is pronounced /ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðɛə̯/ (UK).

Words near down there in the dictionary

  1. down the track
  2. down the tube
  3. down the tubes
  4. down the way
  5. down the wind
  6. down there
  7. down time
  8. down times
  9. down to
  10. down to a fine art
  11. down to a science

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