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
From the less private parts of Margaret's correspondence with the younger members of the family, some passages may be selected, as attesting her quick and penetrating sympathy, her strict truth, and influential wisdom.
From Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Fuller, Margaret
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