Intimate part

Human body part kept covered in public An intimate part, personal part, or private part, is a place on the human body which is customarily kept covered by clothing in public venues and conventional settings, as a matter of fashion and cultural norms. Depending on the culture, revealing these parts can be a legal or religious offense. Definition Definitions vary, but usually the body parts kept hidden are primarily the parts involved in sexual arousal, procreation, and elimination of excreta and related matter, including: for all sexes: the buttocks, anus, perineum, mons pubis, crotch, pubic hair, intergluteal cleft, buttock cleavage, and groin for males: the penis and scrotum for females: the vulva, breasts, and cleavage The term intimate parts may be construed to mean only the external body parts that are visible when naked, rather than the body parts more commonly referred to. For example, when naked, the female pudendal cleft is predominantly visible rather than the vagina, and the male scrotum is visible rather than the testes which are contained within. Variations Female breasts are considered as parts that would be covered in most contexts but with a degree of tolerance for t