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unmentionable
[uhn-men-shuh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
noun
something that is not to be mentioned.
That subject was classed among the unmentionables.
unmentionables,
(formerly) trousers or breeches.
unmentionable
/ ʌˈɛʃəəə /
adjective
unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation
( as noun )
the unmentionable
Other 51Թ Forms
- unmentionableness noun
- ܲˈԳپDzԲԱ noun
- ܲˈԳپDzԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unmentionable1
Example Sentences
But it’s the one-two punch of mentioning comedy’s unmentionable performer and the cancel culture boogeyman that generated headlines and tossed lighter fluid and a flipped Zippo onto the social media discourse.
That relationship, once an unmentionable topic, is now on the agenda of the winning party.
Her continued focus on class, the great American unmentionable, made Ms. Tax a distinct voice.
Jefferson concurred, though the subject touched the most explosive issue of all—namely, the unmentionable fact of slavery.
Family friends recalled Irina McCarthy as her mother’s best friend and their own children’s favorite babysitter, who calmly read aloud the definitions of “various unmentionable words” as the kids giggled endlessly.
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