pudendum

Etymology

From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.

noun

  1. (usually in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva.
  2. (in the plural) A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
  3. (figurative) A shameful part of something.

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