unmentionables
Intimate clothing items
Unmentionables is a coy or humorous term for things considered improper to name directly—especially underwear or private body parts.
The word itself performs its meaning: by calling something unmentionable, you mention it while pretending not to.
She packed her unmentionables in a separate bag.
The term feels old-fashioned, now used mostly for comic effect.
Snug lower undergarments
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
- pantiesWomen's undergarment
- brasBust support garments
- lingerieWomen's fine intimate apparel
thongs · girdles · camisoles · slips · jockstraps · bloomers · petticoats · corsets
Highly confidential matter
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- hiddenKept out of sight
- undisclosedNot made known
unacknowledged · skeletons in the closet · dirty laundry · family secrets · buried · swept under the rug · closeted · whispered
Not allowed
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
censored · suppressed · unutterable · unprintable · indecent · improper · indelicate · unseemly
Oblique disparaging remark
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- coyAffectedly modest
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- allusiveContaining indirect references
delicate · discreet · coded · oblique · indirect · polite fiction · genteel · Victorian
Lowest enlisted rank
- genitalsReproductive organs
- nether regionsLower or infernal realms
- private partsReproductive bodily regions
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
briefs
Snug lower undergarments
lingerie · thongs · girdles · camisoles · slips · jockstraps · bloomers · petticoats · corsets · knickers
hush-hush
Highly confidential matter
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- hiddenKept out of sight
undisclosed · unacknowledged · skeletons in the closet · dirty laundry · family secrets · buried · swept under the rug · closeted · whispered · gossip
forbidden
Not allowed
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- verbotenProhibited by authority
prohibited · censored · suppressed · unutterable · unprintable · indecent · improper · indelicate · unseemly · shameful
innuendo
Oblique disparaging remark
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- coyAffectedly modest
- veiledConcealed or obscured
allusive · delicate · discreet · coded · oblique · indirect · polite fiction · genteel · Victorian · prudish
privates
Lowest enlisted rank
- genitalsReproductive organs
- nether regionsLower or infernal realms
- private partsReproductive bodily regions
anatomy · bodily functions · intimacies · ailments · incontinence
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- underwearunderwear, briefs, boxers, underpants, panties
unmentionablesouterwear
Protective top garments
outer garments · overclothes · top layer · coat · jacket
unmentionablespolite conversation
Courteous social discourse