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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.
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