Pubes

//ˈpjuːbiːz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of pubis (“pubic bones”) form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The pubic hair. plural, plural-only, rare
  3. 3
    plural of pube form-of, plural
  4. 4
    the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs wordnet
  5. 5
    The pubic region. plural, plural-only

Synonyms

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pubic hairbushloinsmingepubic region

Example

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"He sprinkled pubes on the teacher's desk."

Etymology

From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.

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face pubesfacial pubes

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