private parts
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of private parts
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Making a spectacle out of private parts of the target's life — which are usually not the subjects of polite conversation — is a crucial aspect of this dehumanization.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024
They demanded that city librarians reclassify children’s and young adult books mentioning private parts and pooping as suitable only for adults and created a citizen’s commission to review all children’s books for potentially offensive content.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
“Tuck friendly” women’s swimsuits, which allow trans women who have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal their private parts, were among Target’s Pride items that garnered the most attention.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
"It was very intimate. They needed to entrust them with the most private parts of their lives."
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021
Like all tribes of eastern Mindan�o, Man�bos, both men and women, wear sufficient clothes to cover the private parts of the body.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
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