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netherregion

netherregion is the alternative spelling of nether region.

Meaning of nether region

Noun

nether region (plural nether regions)

  1. (often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.
    • At this instant old Roger Chillingworth thrust himself through the crowd—or, perhaps, so dark, disturbed, and evil was his look, he rose up out of some nether region.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, ch. 23
  2. (broadly, often pluralized) A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.
    • But the steward of those nether regions marked him, by the electric lamps, as a lurking passenger to be watched; and wondered who, at that depth in the ship, could be carrying valuables.1918, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Foe-Farrell, ch. 12
  3. (euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, often pluralized) The private parts between the legs; the groin or buttocks.
    • The rash of celebrities flashing their nether regions worries Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute of etiquette and manners.2006 November 29, Sheila Marikar, “Britney Keeps Flashing, Cameras Keep Clicking”, in ABC News

Forms of netherregion

pluralnetherregions

Questions about netherregion

What is netherregion the alternative spelling of?
Netherregion is the alternative spelling of nether region.

Words near netherregion in the dictionary

  1. nethermind
  2. netherminds
  3. nethermore
  4. nethermost
  5. netherness
  6. netherregion
  7. netherregions
  8. nethers
  9. Nethersaxon
  10. Netherseal
  11. Nethersole

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