nether region body

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableeuphemistichumorous

   A polite or joking way of referring to the sexual organs or the area around them.

   Grammar: Often used in the plural with "the": the nether regions.

   Patterns

   • the nether regions
   • someone's nether regions

   The comedian refused to name the body part and just gestured at his nether regions.

   In the cartoon, a fig leaf covers the character's nether regions.

2. 2nouncountableeuphemistichumorous

   A humorous way of talking about the buttocks and the area between the legs.

   Grammar: Usually plural and preceded by "the" or a possessive.

   Patterns

   • the nether regions
   • someone's nether regions

   He slipped on the ice and landed hard on his nether regions.

   The costume was far too tight around the nether regions.

Common combinations

the nether regions

The doctor asked about pain in the nether regions.

cover your nether regions

The dancers wore cloths to cover their nether regions.

a pain in the nether regions

He joked that the long flight gave him a pain in the nether regions.

point at your nether regions

The child pointed at his nether regions and asked an embarrassing question.

the body's nether regions

The diagram labels the body's nether regions in Latin.

Synonyms and how they differ

private parts

More straightforward and slightly less jokey; it names the sexual organs without the comic tone.

groin

A precise anatomical word for the area where the legs meet the body, not a humorous substitute.

crotch

Informal and direct, referring mainly to the area between the legs rather than the organs.

Word family

nether adjective

Lower or under, as in "the nether world".

Commonly confused: nether region body or netherworld?

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