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
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 • Apr. 27, 2023
"It was very intimate. They needed to entrust them with the most private parts of their lives."
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021
One of his first acts was to seize and search the governor's house; not merely in its public or semi-public offices but in its most private parts.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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