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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'unmentionables' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions unmentionables noun  (plurale tantum) undergarments, underwear, drawers (plurale tantum, obsolete) breeches, trousers Etymology: w:Victorian Era, Victorian Era euphemism, specifically the category of euphemism known as indirection (cf. privates, behind, sleep together). First intended meaning was "trousers", attested from 1823. Meaning "underwear" is recorded from 1910.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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