crotchal

English

Etymology

From crotch +‎ -al.

Adjective

crotchal (not comparable)

1. (informal) Of, pertaining to, or located in the crotch.
   • 2005, Adrienne Miller, The Coast of Akron‎^[1], Farrar, Straus and Giroux, published 2011, →ISBN:

     He was wearing black leather pants, rather tight in the crotchal area.

   • 2012, Gina Damico, Croak, Graphia, →ISBN, page 90:

     “It's like announcing to the world that you have crabs. It's embarrassing, and no one'll ever shake your hand again.”
     “But these feelings are not ones of crotchal itching,” she said […]

   • 2013, Mark Henry, Parts & Wreck‎^[2], Entangled Publishing, →ISBN:

     Luce's gaze was unconsciously drawn to what we'll call Wade's “crotchal area.”

   • 2021 April 4, Rich Blomquist & Erin Wagoner, “Easter's 11” (19:24 from the start), in Bless the Harts‎^[3], season 2, episode 16, spoken by Betty Hart (Maya Rudolph):

     “Hello. Betty Hart coming at you, and this is why I should be on The Amazing Race. Ooh! I just got a splinter in my crotchal region!” “Mother!” “Uh...” “Come here, baby. Let Mama pet you.” (honks) “Aw, now there's a good boy.” “Get to the incriminating one.” “No, no, no, no no! Ow! You pecked me in my crotchal region!”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:crotchal.

Synonyms

• groinal
• inguinal