nether region

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. (broadly) A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.
  3. (euphemistic, humorous, sometimes) The private parts between the legs; the groin or buttocks.

Synonyms

infernal region

Inferno

between the legs

Translations

وَيْل

جحِيم

جهنّم

سعِير

أسْفل سافِلِين

هاوِية

تهْلُكة

perdició

Leistengegend

κόλαση

Etymology

From nether + region.

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