armpit

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/(US)

Definition of armpit

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
    “She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpit―exposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.”
    “Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.”
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noun

  1. The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
    “She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpit―exposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.”
    “Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.”
  2. (colloquial, derogatory)Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
    “the armpit of America”

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Etymology

From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit. (something unpleasant): Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.

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