: of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
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The pubic hair found on Daralyn was sent to Bode Labs in Lorton, Virginia, in December 2000, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office and obtained by the Statesman through a public records request.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2024
Indeed, puberty can actually start as early as 8 years old, beginning with breast development and followed by pubic and armpit hair, a growth spurt, and a period for most people who were assigned female at birth.
—Alison Fox, Parents, 4 June 2024
Samantha’s trainer/lover shaving her pubic hair into the shape of a lightning bolt.
—Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
Suffragists led by Pauline O’Neill, Frances Willard Munds and others continued to push for the right for women to vote through organized clubs and staged rallies – and worked to sway pubic opinion.
—Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
In West Africa, Igbo women were stereotyped as hairy in literature like Igbo Village Affairs with pubic hair in connection to pride.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
Any hair can turn gray, and that goes for pubic hair, too.
—Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2024
At least for someone who once embedded her own pubic hair into a pair of sunglasses, pricing them at $666.
—Jessica Testa, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2024
Indeed, puberty can actually start as early as 8 years old, beginning with breast development and followed by pubic and armpit hair, a growth spurt, and a period for most people who were assigned female at birth.
—Alison Fox, Parents, 4 June 2024
Samantha’s trainer/lover shaving her pubic hair into the shape of a lightning bolt.
—Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
Suffragists led by Pauline O’Neill, Frances Willard Munds and others continued to push for the right for women to vote through organized clubs and staged rallies – and worked to sway pubic opinion.
—Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
In West Africa, Igbo women were stereotyped as hairy in literature like Igbo Village Affairs with pubic hair in connection to pride.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
Any hair can turn gray, and that goes for pubic hair, too.
—Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2024
At least for someone who once embedded her own pubic hair into a pair of sunglasses, pricing them at $666.
—Jessica Testa, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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pubic
adjective
pu·bic
ˈpyü-bik 
: of, relating to, or located near the pubis
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