unwhisperableadj.n.
A. adj.
Unmentionable even in a whisper.
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the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > commenting or mentioning > unmentionable
unwhisperable1853
1853 C. G. F. Gore Dean's Daughter II. 193 Turbid waters..worthy only of the four rivers of an unwhisperable region.
B. n.
Trousers. slang.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers
trouse1678
trousers1681
kicks1699
trousiesa1713
brogues1748
inexpressibles1790
unmentionable1791
et cetera1794
indescribable1794
kickseys1819
ineffables1823
indispensablesa1828
unimaginable1833
pantaloon1834
pants1835
inexplicables1836
never-mention-'ems1836
unwhisperable1837
results1839
sit-down-upons1839
sit-upons1839
unmentionabilities1840
innominablea1843
unutterables1843
trews1847
round-the-houses1857
unprintable1860
stovepipe1863
sit-in-ems1873
reach-me-downs1877
strides1889
rounds1893
long1898
kecks1900
rammies1906
trou1911
pants1970
1837 Knickerbocker Mar. 288 How could he..see about procuring himself a new pair of unwhisperables from his host, when [etc.].
1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous I. Pref. p. vi Unprotected females didn't venture in ‘unwhisperables’ into the depths of Norwegian forests.
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adj.n.1837