Meaning

3 senses

  1. (plural, plural only)Undergarments, underwear, drawers

  2. (plural, plural only)Genitals

  3. (obsolete, plural, plural only)Breeches, trousers

Origin

Victorian Era euphemism, specifically the category of euphemism known as indirection (comp

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.

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Forms

plural: unmentionableses
Singularunmentionables
Pluralunmentionableses

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unmakeunmanunmanageableC1unmaskunmistakableB2unnamedunnaturalB2
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