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unmentionables pl (複数形 only)

1. plural of unmentionable
2. (複数形 only) undergarments, underwear, drawers
3. (複数形 only) genitals
   • 2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     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.

4. (複数形 only, obsolete) breeches, trousers
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 13: Nausicaa]”, in Ulysses, London: The Egoist Press, published October 1922, OCLC 2297483, part II [Odyssey], page 332:

     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.

     Referring to a child’s sailor suit.