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nethers

nethers noun: the private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.

Noun

nethers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.
    • (female member of the spaceship crew speaking) "We're going on a year now, I ain't had nothing 'twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries."2005, Serenity, 00:31:28
    • At the movies, the nethers have become unnestled, and not just in art films.2009 February 27, Peter Howell, “Doctor Manhattan part of the full-frontal revolution”, in Toronto Star

Origin of nethers

From nether.

Questions about nethers

What does nethers mean?
Nethers means the private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.
What part of speech is nethers?
Nethers is a noun.

Words near nethers in the dictionary

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

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