underbelly
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underbelly
- /ˈʌn.dəˌbɛl.i/ UK
- /ˈʌn.dɚˌbɛl.i/ Canada, US
- /ˈan.dəˌbel.i/ Australia
Where it comes from
From under- + belly.
noun underbellies
- The underside of an animal. We identified the species of the snake by its blue-grey underbelly.
- The underside of any thing. A jolt told me that the Nautilus had bumped the underbelly of the Ice Bank, still quite thick to judge from the hollowness of the accompanying noise.
- The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place. The area by the canal is the underbelly of town – not something you’d see in the guidebooks.
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noun side which is not normally seen
| Español | vientre |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | dunkle Seite, Schattenseite, Unterseite |
| Ελληνικά | υπογάστριο ypogástrio |
Talk about this word "underbelly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underbelly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. underbelly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underbelly "underbelly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underbelly.
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@misc{underbelly_2026,
title = {underbelly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underbelly},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
