English

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A woman's shaved armpit

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisharmpitt,arme-pitt,armput,equivalent toarm+‎pit.

(something unpleasant):Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.

Pronunciation

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  • (US)IPA(key):/ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/
  • Audio(US):(file)

Noun

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armpit(pluralarmpits)

  1. Thecavitybeneath the junction of thearmandshoulder.
    • 2009,Sarah Waters,The Little Stranger,Virago Press (2018), page265:
      She stood a couple of feet away from me[]exposing an edge of brassière strap at herarmpit―exposing thearmpititself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.
    • 2018February 2, Owen Guo, “Aiming at China’sArmpits:When Foreign Brands Misfire”, inThe New York Times[1]:
      Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billionarmpits.
    Synonyms:underarm;axilla(anatomy);oxter(UK,dialectal),armhole(UK,dialectal)
    Coordinate term:poplit(knee pit)
  2. (colloquial,derogatory)Somewhere or somethingunpleasantorundesirable.
    Synonyms:butthole(vulgar),asshole(vulgar)
    thearmpitof America

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