Definition of unmentionable
:not fit or allowed to be mentioned or discussed :unspeakable
- an unmentionable topic
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There are certain topics that are considered to be unmentionable.
Recent Examples of unmentionable from the Web
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Since launching his bid for Virginia governor, the establishment Republican has treated the man in the White House like a Voldemortian unmentionable.
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Like that other unmentionable, death, money has, over the past generation, been increasingly sanitized and technologized, abstracted from the complex and often messy realities of interpersonal relationships.
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First Known Use of unmentionable
1657
Recent Examples of unmentionable from the Web
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Now there are unmentionables for all occasions: sleeping, daily wear, the gym and more.
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Made in the shade Stave off wrinkles and other unmentionables by taking a break from the sun and getting a spray-tan instead.
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Made in the shade Stave off wrinkles and other unmentionables by taking a break from the sun and getting a spray-tan instead.
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First Known Use of unmentionable
1791
UNMENTIONABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unmentionable for English Language Learners
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: too offensive, shocking, or embarrassing to talk about or mention
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