unmentionables

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (form-of, plural, plural-only) plural of unmentionable
  2. (plural, plural-only) undergarments, underwear, drawers
  3. (plural, plural-only) genitals
  4. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) breeches, trousers

unmentionable

Vertalingen

ممنوعة الذكر

Kniebundhose

Kniehosen

kurze Hose

Stiefelhose

Knickerbocker

Kniehose

Reithose

Stiefelhosen

Etymologie (Engels)

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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