the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
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The term came out of the bowels of 4chan in the mid-aughts and typically means maniacally laughing at a victim.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
The comedy comes mostly from the intricate world Rothwell depicts within the bowels of JFK.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The procedure has spread, primarily thanks to increasingly loud rumblings in the bowels of Reddit.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
Some cramping is possible as the bowels begin to empty.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
The comedy comes mostly from the intricate world Rothwell depicts within the bowels of JFK.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The procedure has spread, primarily thanks to increasingly loud rumblings in the bowels of Reddit.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
Some cramping is possible as the bowels begin to empty.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the bowels
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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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