Unmentionables
81unmentionable — (adj.) 1837, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MENTIONABLE (Cf. mentionable). Unmentionables trousers is attested from 1823; meaning underwear is recorded from 1910 …
82unthinkables — n pl British a. underwear b. the genitals ► She left her door open and I got a glimpse of her unthinkables. (Recorded, male university student, London, 1988) A students facetious mock Victorian eu phemism coined in imitation of the earlier… …
83inexpressibles — n. pl. [Comic euphemism.] Unmentionables, breeches, trousers, pantaloons …
84lingerie — n underwear, undergarments, underclothing, underclothes, Inf. undies; All Euph. dainties, things, unmentionables, nice things, finery, linen; 669Facetious., Sl. skivvies; underpants, pants, panties, bikinis, G string, drawers, bloomers; brassiere …
85underclothes — n underwear, underclothing, undergarments, underthings, underdress, underpinnings, undies, Facetious. unmentionables, Sl. skivvies. See underwear …
86underwear — n underclothes, underclothing, undergarments, underthings, underdress, underpinnings, Inf. undies, Facetious. unmentionables, Sl. skivvies, Both Brit. small clothes, smalls; lingerie, teddies, dainties, things, finery, fine washables; flannels,… …
87unmentionable — adj 1. unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable, unfit or inappropriate for public conversation; dirty, foul, filthy, obscene, Inf. gutter, indecent, immodest, unladylike, ungentlemanly; disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, discreditable,… …
88unmentionable — un•men•tion•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈmɛn ʃə nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) inappropriate, unfit, or improper to be mentioned; unspeakable 2) something that is not to be mentioned 3) clo unmentionables a) undergarments b) (formerly) trousers or breeches • Etymology:… …
89lingerie — [n] women’s undergarments nightclothes, nightwear, underclothes, underclothing, underthings*, underwear, undies*, unmentionables*; concept 451 …
90ineffable — [15] Ineffable literally means ‘that cannot be spoken’. Its ultimate source was the Latin verb fārī ‘speak’, which has also given English fable, fame, fate, etc. Addition of the prefix ex ‘out’ produced effārī ‘speak out’, from which the… …
