armpit

[ahrm-pit]

noun

1. the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.

2. Slang.,  the worst possible place or area.

   Their car has broken down, stranding them in the armpit of California until it can be fixed.

armpit

/ ˈɑːmˌpɪt /

noun

1. Technical name: axilla. the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder

2. slang,  an extremely unpleasant place

   the armpit of the Mediterranean

Word History and Origins

Origin of armpit¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; arm ¹ + pit ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

On one video call, Chantelle says, Paloma said she had a new lump in her armpit, and her mother had told her it meant that the cancer was going out of her body.

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Undeterred, he sends his proteges out to meet women, spraying their armpits with deodorant, declaring: "It's showtime!"

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Mr Dalton explained that he held the golf club under his armpit and used his body to swing.

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The swabs containing odours had been rubbed under the armpit, behind the ear, and between the toes of the owner or stranger.

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Already she is determined to walk, asking her mother to hold under her armpits while she hops.

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