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Unutterables

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Trousers. plural, plural-only, slang

    "[…] not liking to sit in wet trousers took them off and hung them up before the fire to dry. He presented a very picturesque appearance wanting his unutterables."

  2. 2
    plural of unutterable form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

One of a set of words for trousers and undergarments suggesting that they cannot be mentioned. Compare inexpressibles, unmentionables, unwhisperables.

Etymology 2

One of a set of words for trousers and undergarments suggesting that they cannot be mentioned. Compare inexpressibles, unmentionables, unwhisperables.

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