privates
Entry-level military personnel
Privates refers to the genitals—the body parts kept covered and private: The doctor examined his privates.
The term is euphemistic, common when speaking to children or avoiding clinical vocabulary.
Separately, privates are soldiers of the lowest rank: The privates lined up for inspection.
Reproductive organs
- genitaliaReproductive organs collectively
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
- penisMale reproductive organ
scrotum · vulva · vagina · labia · clitoris · ovaries · groin · crotch
Small portions or pieces
- junkWorthless discarded items
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- family jewelsInherited precious ornaments
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
nethers · downstairs · undercarriage · manhood · womanhood · tackle · dangly bits · lady parts
Armed forces member
- enlistedSigned up formally
- recruitNew member sought
- infantryGround combat troops
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
rank · grunt · GI · draftee · conscript · squaddie · dogface · enlistee
Freedom from observation
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- intimateClosely personal or private
- secretConcealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
discreet · off-limits · boundaries · modesty · dignity · personal space · reserved · guarded
genitals
Reproductive organs
- genitaliaReproductive organs collectively
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
penis · scrotum · vulva · vagina · labia · clitoris · ovaries · groin · crotch · reproductive organs
bits
Small portions or pieces
- junkWorthless discarded items
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- family jewelsInherited precious ornaments
crown jewels · nethers · downstairs · undercarriage · manhood · womanhood · tackle · dangly bits · lady parts
soldier
Armed forces member
trooper · rank · grunt · GI · draftee · conscript · squaddie · dogface · enlistee · basic training
privacy
Freedom from observation
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- intimateClosely personal or private
- secretConcealed information
hidden · discreet · off-limits · boundaries · modesty · dignity · personal space · reserved · guarded · secluded
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- military historybattles, soldiers, campaigns, officers, battlefields
- French Infantry WWIIfoot soldiers, riflemen, infantry units, platoons, battalions
- infantryfoot soldiers, foot soldier, rifleman, riflemen, infantryman
- Red ArmyRed Army, soldiers, riflemen, divisions, regiments
- Union ArmyUnion Army, federal troops, bluecoats, Army of the Potomac, regulars
privatesofficers
Those holding authority
generals · commanders · colonels · admirals · commissioned officers
privatespublics
Distinct societal groups
commons · public property · public domain · open spaces · shared spaces
- in privateNot publicly observed
- private partsReproductive bodily regions
- private lifeOne's nonpublic existence
- private schoolTuition-funded educational institution
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
private, privately, privation, privateer, privatization, privatized, privatize, privations, privateers