private parts

American  

plural noun

1. the external genital organs.

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private parts British  

/ ˈpraɪvɪts /

plural noun

1. euphemistic terms for genitals

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Etymology

Origin of private parts

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

It is also lobbying for the legal power to access data from both public and private parts of the health care system.

From Seattle Times

When she first sees him naked after they fall into an intense, sexless relationship, she notes that “his private parts were almost nonexistent, like what you might find on a premature baby.”

From Washington Post

It also meant rubbing their private parts to encourage them to go to the bathroom, something the mother does in the wild.

From Washington Post

Instead the city will align dress code rules with an existing lewd conduct standard that makes it a crime to publicly expose too much of one’s private parts.

From Washington Times

"Strip away the gore and the gossip about Norton's private parts, and what do you have? A stylishly mounted, second-rate melodrama," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• genitalia
• genitals