Unutterables

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

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

Example

More examples

"[…] 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."

Etymology

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

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