indecent exposure

noun

: intentional exposure of part of one's body (such as the genitals) in a place or under circumstances in which such exposure is likely to be an offense against the generally accepted standards of decency

Examples of indecent exposure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Four women and a 16-year-old girl accused US airman Hannes Marschalek of indecent exposure in 2022, while he was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the largest US airbase in the UK, said The Guardian. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

On the morning of the shootings, Jeffery was scheduled to be sentenced for a misdemeanor indecent exposure, the Times Herald and CBS News reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Mesa County Sheriff's Office Barns was booked into the county's jail on a single felony count of indecent exposure. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Mack was arrested and charged with first-degree indecent exposure and second-degree indecent exposure. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for indecent exposure

• closure
• crozier
• mosher
• osier
• composure
• cynosure
• disclosure
• enclosure
• foreclosure
• inclosure
• nondisclosure
• postexposure

Medical Definition

indecent exposure

noun

: intentional exposure of part of one's body (as the genitalia) in a place where such exposure is likely to be an offense against the generally accepted standards of decency in a community

Legal Definition

indecent exposure

noun

in·​de·​cent exposure

: the exposing of one's private body parts (as the genitals) either recklessly or intentionally and under circumstances likely to cause offense or affront

Note: Indecent exposure is generally classified as a misdemeanor.