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unmentionable

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un⋅men⋅tion⋅a⋅ble

  [uhn-men-shuh-nuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
–noun
2. something that is not to be mentioned: That subject was classed among the unmentionables.
3. unmentionables,
a. undergarments.
b. (formerly) trousers or breeches.
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Origin:
1820–30; un- 1 + mentionable

Related forms:
un⋅men⋅tion⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
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un·men·tion·a·ble   (ŭn-měn'shə-nə-bəl)   
adj.  Not fit to be mentioned or discussed; unspeakable: unmentionable words.
n.  

  1. One that is not to be mentioned.

  2. unmentionables Underwear.

un·men'tion·a·ble·ness n., un·men'tion·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unmentionable  (adj.)
1837, from un- (1) "not" + mentionable (see mention (v.)). Unmentionables "trousers" is attested from 1823; meaning "underwear" is recorded from 1910.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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