Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmentionables

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: un-men-tion-ables
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of unmentionable

noun

undergarments, underwear, drawers

noun

noun

breeches, trousers

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view."
"His little man-o'-war top and unmentionables were full of sand but Cissy was a past mistress in the art of smoothing over life's tiny troubles and and^([sic]) very quickly not one speck of sand was to be seen on his smart little suit."

Etymology

Victorian Era euphemism, specifically the category of euphemism known as indirection (compare privates, behind, sleep together). First intended meaning was "trousers", attested from 1823. Meaning "underwear" is recorded from 1910.

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does unmentionables mean?: plural of unmentionable
Where does unmentionables come from?: Victorian Era euphemism, specifically the category of euphemism known as indirection (compare privates, behind, sleep together). First intended meaning was "trousers", attested from 1823. Meaning "underwear" is recorded from 1910.

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