crotch

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A crotch is a part of your body where your legs meet your hips. It's that area between your thighs.

You'll often hear people talk about the crotch when they're referring to pants or underwear that are too tight, riding up into the crotch area and making them uncomfortable. You might also hear someone complaining about an itch in their crotch, which usually means right where the legs meet the hips. Doctors might ask you if you have any discomfort in your crotch, especially for people who've had a certain type of surgery.

How common is "crotch"?

Word crotch is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

noun

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
Example: Every mile they rode their crotches felt worse saddlepain.
(slang, euphemistic) Either the male or female genitalia.
Example: He cringed at being kicked in the crotch.
The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.
Example: There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree.
(billiards) In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
(typography) The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".

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Real examples of "crotch" in context

"Tom's a really bad liar!" Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Crotch!

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That crotch attack bit.

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How common is "crotch"?

noun

Real examples of "crotch" in context

"Tom's a really bad liar!" Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man: No Way Home

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