private parts
Below the belt
Private parts is a euphemism for the genitals and, in women, the breasts—body areas typically kept covered and considered inappropriate to touch without consent.
The term is often used with children when teaching bodily autonomy: No one should touch your private parts without permission.
Adults tend toward more specific or clinical language.
Reproductive organs
- genitaliaReproductive organs collectively
- groinHip-thigh junction
- penisMale reproductive organ
- vulvaExternal female genital region
testicles · scrotum · labia · clitoris · vagina · perineum · foreskin · prostate
Lowest enlisted rank
- nether regionsLower or infernal realms
- unmentionablesClothing considered improper to discuss
- down thereAt a lower location
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
undercarriage · family jewels · crown jewels · loins · crotch · neither here nor there · below the belt · naughty bits
Offensive to accepted standards
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- off-limitsProhibited from access
unmentionable · forbidden · improper · risqué · indelicate · embarrassing · awkward · sensitive
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
chastity · reserve · demureness · decorum · clothing · undergarments · swimwear · exposure
genitals
Reproductive organs
vulva · testicles · scrotum · labia · clitoris · vagina · perineum · foreskin · prostate · cervix
privates
Lowest enlisted rank
- nether regionsLower or infernal realms
- unmentionablesClothing considered improper to discuss
- down thereAt a lower location
bits · undercarriage · family jewels · crown jewels · loins · crotch · neither here nor there · below the belt · naughty bits · manhood
indecent
Offensive to accepted standards
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
off-limits · unmentionable · forbidden · improper · risqué · indelicate · embarrassing · awkward · sensitive · hush-hush
covering
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
propriety · chastity · reserve · demureness · decorum · clothing · undergarments · swimwear · exposure · nudity
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- body slangboobs, butt, tush, bum, rear
- underwearunderwear, briefs, boxers, underpants, panties
- coproprieteco-owner, co-owners, condominium, joint ownership, shared property