down there

UK/ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðɛə̯/UK/ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðɛː/UK/ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðeə̯/US/ˌdaʊ̯n ˈðeɹ/

adverb

In the genital area; often used of and/or by females.

Meanings

adverbdown there (not comparable)
  1. euphemisticnot comparableIn the genital area; often used of and/or by females.

    Then she put her hand on my pants, you know, down there.

    2005, Annie Fox, Elizabeth Verdick, The Teen Survival Guide to Dating & Relating, page 44
    2 more examples

    And when I'd come and really finished, then she'd start on her own account, and I had to stop inside her till she brought herself off, wriggling and shouting, she'd clutch clutch^([sic]) with herself down there, an' then she'd come off, fair in ecstasy.

    1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 14, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook no. 0100181h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, August 2011, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020

    It may seem a bit strange to squirt yourself with warm water from a squirt bottle every time you use the restroom for a few weeks, but I'm pretty sure we can all agree that getting an infection down there doesn't sound fun.

    2013, Erin MacPherson, The Christian Mama's Guide to Baby's First Year, page 15
  2. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see down, there.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下面
  • 下面 (xiàmiàn)in the genital area
Esperanto tie malsupre
  • tie malsuprein the genital area
German da unten
  • da untenin the genital area
Polish tam na dole
  • tam na dolein the genital area
Swedish därnere
  • därnerein the genital area
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APA

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MLA

“down there.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20there. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down there,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20there.

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