pubes

¹ American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpyu biz /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

pubes

1. the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.

2. the hair appearing on the lower part of the abdomen at puberty.

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pubes ² American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpyu biz /

noun

1. plural of pubis.

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pubes British  

/ ˈpjuːbiːz /

noun

1. the region above the external genital organs, covered with hair from the time of puberty

2. the pubic bones

3. the plural of pubis

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plural noun

1. informal pubic hair

Etymology

Origin of pubes

First recorded in 1560–70, pubes is from the Latin word pūbēs adulthood, pubic hair, groin

Example Sentences

Four long months of running up to strangers in the streets, grabbing them by the shoulders and screaming “Why? Why do all the cats look like they’ve been Brundleflied into little sacks of pubes?”

From The Guardian

By contrast, “I Know What I’m Doing—and Other Lies I Tell Myself” opens not with a pubes joke, but a sigh: “Ugh, my parents are going to read this.”

From Salon

But another tells a different tale; one where he went home, used this device to clear the pubes out of his shower, and remained perfectly happy.

From The Guardian

Mention the name Janice Dickinson to any of the contestants in season six of America's Next Top Model, and they'll surely wince like their pubes are being waxed off with molten lava.

From The Guardian

Both these principal groups admit of subdivision by many characters in the skeleton, the most remarkable of which is afforded by the pair of bones carried in front of the pubes, and termed prepubic bones.

From Project Gutenberg