nether regions (also nether world)
plural noun

- another name for underworld (hell or Hades)
- the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening

Collins Dictionary

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TAKE NOTE

You will also hear the “private” parts of the human body also being  referred to informally, humorously, and euphemistically as THE NETHER REGIONS.

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SYNONYMS

the underworld, perdition, hellfire, Hades, Pandemonium, infernal regions, eternal punishment, everlasting fire, bottomless pit, fire and brimstone (Schwefel), eternal damnation, the bottomless pit, land of the dead, the abode of the damned, the abyss, loss of the soul, the other place, demiworld, half-world, realm of Pluto

Now let’s close on a more uplifting note by reflecting on the other side of the linguistic coin:

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ANTONYMS

Avalon, Camelot, Garden of Eden, lotusland, Valhalla, Happy Valley, Promised land, Elysian Fields, City of God, Shangri-la, Celestial city, Heavenly kingdom, Pearly gates, Never-never land, Happy hunting ground, Abode of the angels, Arcadia, Erewhon, Abraham’s bosom, land of milk and honey, Xanadu, Cloud Nine, City of light, Neverland, Garden of Delights, Fiddler’s Green, El Dorado, Sweet Hereafter, La-La land

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