nether region
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- noun
- /ˈnɛðər ˈriːdʒən/
- Informal
- The anesthesia made my heart pound like crazy, which I guess is normal, but there was absolutely no pain in my nether regions.
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Examples
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I fear he's ventured south into the nether regions.
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I'm more familiar with her nether regions than I'd like to be.
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What business do you have in the nether region?
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Which is a pain in the nether region!
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I just got back from the nether regions.
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To this day, I'm not sure if that "something" was in my nether region or in my mind, a sort of warning bell.
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It's not just a myth; my grandfather, who lives in a nursing home, developed an infection in his nether regions because he did not clean under his kangaroo pocket.
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I wear tights with skirts—no nether regions to be feared.
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It is important to keep your nether region clean to avoid irritation.
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He wore protective gear to prevent injury to his nether region during the game.
Synonyms
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The private parts of the body, especially the genitals
How Polite
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly built from 'nether' (lower) + 'region' (area), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a lower part or area of the body. Although often used euphemistically to refer to genitals/buttocks, the compositional meaning is predictable and mirrors comparable expressions in other languages, making it transparent to learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
Nether region is a polite phrase built from nether meaning 'lower' and region meaning an area, used to avoid saying 'private parts' directly. So today it often means the lower part of the body.