What do you call the part of the human body that's covered by the underwear? I was thinking of using "bottom-half", but that also includes the leg, so I thought "bottom-half of the trunk", but it includes the navel, so I am not sure what word I can use and I am not even sure if there's a word for it.
For example:
The ___ was hidden by his underwear.
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This may depend on what variety of English you use. In the USA brand, I think you can just call it someone's "bottom". "Backside" or "rear end" is just the buttocks, but I think "bottom" could be understood to include the whole region.
There is another word which unfortunately carries an overtone of bashful silliness with it. That is "nether region(s)". It's kind of pretend-prudish and sounds a little like an old fashioned circumlocution, but it really exactly coincides with the parts of the body you want to name.
I think you sometimes find this expression in comical writing, even though, by itself, it isn't funny.