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crotch

[kroch] / krɒtʃ /
NOUN
angle
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NOUN
loins
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That he, upon getting punched in the crotch by Johnny Cage, congratulates the latter on having stellar technique makes about as much sense as anything else on offer here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Kutcher said he washed his “armpits and ... crotch daily and nothing else ever,” while Kunis said there was “no point” to bathing children unless you could “see the dirt on them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Later, there is footage of the kiss itself and the moment Rubiales grabbed his crotch while standing next to members of Spain's royal family after Spain defeated England in the final.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

He spotted a strangler fig and described how it sprouted from a seed that found purchase in the high crotch of another species, slowly sent roots to the ground, and ultimately choked its host.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The country was reeling from the national shame of being caught illegally modifying the crotches of ski jumping suits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Just people jumping up and down holding their crotches and yelling words too hard to understand, even with subtitles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

The balance he struck between finely proportioned trousers, with their slightly dropped crotches, offset by light, tidy silk bombers or unlined jackets spoke of a reinvigorated Armani.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2021

Jay Z told Terry Gross, on “Fresh Air,” that performance anxiety is the reason rappers often grab their crotches when performing.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015

She dropped the clipboard and faked a punch toward their crotches.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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