nether region

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Hell

   Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.

   • At this instant old Roger Chillingworth thrust himself through the crowd—or, perhaps, so dark, disturbed, and evil was his look, he rose up out of some nether region.
   • None of them were sorry when Faust was duly consigned to the nether regions.
   • The other, dwarfed and prehensile, might in its uncanny silhouette have been an imp of darkness from the nether regions.
2. 2

   A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is…

   A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.

   • But the steward of those nether regions marked him, by the electric lamps, as a lurking passenger to be watched; and wondered who, at that depth in the ship, could be carrying valuables.
3. 3

   The private parts between the legs

   The private parts between the legs; the groin or buttocks.

   • The rash of celebrities flashing their nether regions worries Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute of etiquette and manners.
   • But her main concern is the hard seating that numbs the nether regions.

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