pubes

noun

pu·​bes ˈpyü-(ˌ)bēz 

plural pubes

: the pubic region

There were dancers who stripped to the buff …, displaying pubes devoid of the smallest hair …

—Colleen McCullough

compare pube, pubis

Examples of pubes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But excluding the head, pubes and armpit, the majority are vellus hairs, which are extremely fine, barely visible and not connected to glands below the skin. —Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2019

The group projects its duality well with Stumpwork’s album art: pubes elegantly spell out the album title (ironically, a reference to embroidery) on foamy bar of soap. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, manhood, body hair, pubic region; akin to Latin puber pubescent

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pubes

1 of 2 noun

pu·​bes ˈpyü-(ˌ)bēz 

plural pubes

1

: the hair that appears on the lower part of the hypogastric region at puberty

called also pubic hair

2

: the lower part of the hypogastric region : the pubic region

pubes

2 of 2

plural of pubis