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unmentionables

unmentionables noun: undergarments, underwear, drawers. Also the plural of unmentionable.

Noun

unmentionables pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) undergarments, underwear, drawers
  2. (plural, plural-only) genitals
    • The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view.2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club
  3. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) breeches, trousers
    • His little man-o'-war top and unmentionables were full of sand but Cissy was a past mistress in the art of smoothing over life's tiny troubles and and^([sic]) very quickly not one speck of sand was to be seen on his smart little suit.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13: Nausicaa]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 332

Also used as

unmentionables is also the plural of unmentionable.

Origin of unmentionables

Victorian Era euphemism, specifically the category of euphemism known as indirection (compare privates, behind, sleep together). First intended meaning was "trousers", attested from 1823. Meaning "underwear" is recorded from 1910.

Questions about unmentionables

What does unmentionables mean?
Unmentionables means undergarments, underwear, drawers.
What part of speech is unmentionables?
Unmentionables is a noun.

Words near unmentionables in the dictionary

  1. unmention
  2. unmention'd
  3. unmentionability
  4. unmentionable
  5. unmentionableness
  6. unmentionables
  7. unmentionably
  8. unmentioned
  9. unmentioning
  10. unmentions
  11. unmentorable

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