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unˈwhisperable, a. and n.
[un-1 7 b.]
a. adj. Unmentionable even in a whisper.
1853Mrs. Gore Dean's Daughter II. 193 Turbid waters..worthy only of the four rivers of an unwhisperable region.
b. n. Trousers. slang.
1837Knickerbocker Mag. March 288 How could he..see about procuring himself a new pair of unwhisperables from his host, when [etc.]. 1863G. A. Sala Captain Dangerous I. Pref. p. vi, Unprotected females didn't venture in ‘unwhisperables’ into the depths of Norwegian forests. |