crotchward

English

Etymology

From crotch +‎ -ward.

Adverb

crotchward (comparative more crotchward, superlative most crotchward)

1. Towards the crotch.
   • 2025 October 9, Alissa Wilkinson, “'After the Hunt' Review: Uncomfortable, for the Wrong Reasons”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2025:

     And because Hank and Alma are assistant professors of philosophy in hot pursuit of tenure, the story is littered with philosophical name-drops: we hear about Foucault's panopticon, and Adorno's "Minima Moralia," and Freud's misogyny and, in an unfortunate moment, Hegel's lack of control over "little Hegel," with a crotchward hand gesture to match.