parts UK /pɑːts/US /pɑːɹts/noun 3phrases 1 noun[plural only]3 •(informal) Vicinity, region.We intend being at Leamington before long, unless some change in the weather should make our stay in these parts more tolerable. — 1854 •(euphemistic) The genitals, short for private parts. •Intellectual ability or learning.He was a man of great parts but little virtue. Phrases with parts man of partsA man who is talented in multiple areas of life.