virgin ears



virgin ears

Said of a person who is or seems particularly young or innocent (and thus has not been exposed to much profanity or other inappropriate talk). I can't curse in front of him—he's 10 years old and still has virgin ears! Please go upstairs—the story I'm about to tell Is not meant for virgin ears.
See also: ear, virgin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Edna (2)ED-nə (English)Biblical
Deodatus-Late Roman
AleĈJoah-LE-chyoEsperanto
Raja (2)-Urdu, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Miquel-Catalan
Doncho-Bulgarian, Macedonian