pubes

Lower abdominal area

Pubes is the plural of pube—short for pubic hair.

The word refers to the coarse hair that grows in the genital region after puberty: There were pubes in the shower drain.

Less commonly, pubes can mean the pubic region itself.

The singular pube often refers to a single strand: I found a pube on the soap.

anatomy

follicle

Skin cavity growing strands

bikini · skin · private · genital · mons · perineum · undercarriage · nether · loins

grooming

shaving

Removing hair with blade

epilation · depilation · laser · tweeze · plucking · scissors · depilatory · manscaping · Brazilian · landing strip

characteristics

coarse

Rough in texture

sparse · dense · kinky · androgenic · texture · pigmented · dark · growth pattern · terminal hair

irritation

ingrown

Curved back into tissue

inflammation · bumps · rash · chafing · irritation · redness

puberty

adolescence

Teenage developmental stage

testosterone · estrogen · menarche · secondary sex characteristics · maturation · adrenarche · growth · coming-of-age · sex education

Opposites
body hair location

pubesfacial hair

Beard, mustache, stubble

eyebrows · beard · arm hair · eyelashes · leg hair

developmental/maturity markers

pubeshairlessness

Lack of bodily covering

smooth skin · prepubescent

Phrases
Family

public, publish, republic, puberty, pubic, pubescent, pubis, pubertal, pubescence

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