armpit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit. (something unpleasant): Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.
Meanings
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The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.
2018 February 2, Owen Guo, “Aiming at China’s Armpits: When Foreign Brands Misfire”, in The New York Times: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.
2009, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, Virago Press (2018), page 265:
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(colloquial, derogatory) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
the armpit of America
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| armpits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
armpitted · armpit fart · wingpit · armpitty
Synonyms
underarm · pit · asshole[vulgar]]> · butthole[vulgar]]> · axilla[anatomy]]> · armhole[dialect]]al> · oxter[dialect]]al>
Translations (236)
it ascella (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · uk па́хва (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · th รักแร้ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sh па̏зух (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fi kainalo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rom thak (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nb armhole (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · izh kainalo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ccp 𑄦𑄉𑄧𑄖𑄴𑄧𑄣𑄨 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hy թեւատակ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · be падпа́ха (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ota قولتق (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · io axelo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · lnj amogh (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fy earmsholte (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hil ilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · uz qoʻltiq (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · su dehe (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mrw kedekede (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ak amɔtoam (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · scn scidda (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mvv pakilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bug ᨀᨒᨙᨄ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · to fāʻefine (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gl sobrazo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ar إِبْط (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mn ᠰᠤᠭᠤ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · oj nining (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cmn 腋窩 /腋窝 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · acw باط (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · haw pōʻaeʻae (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fo handarkulla (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nb armhule (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ms kelek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mdh irek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · de Achselhöhle (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gor huwange'e (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ko 겨드랑이 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ms ketiak (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ta அக்குள் (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vec lexena (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mdh ilek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · he בֵּית הַשֶּׁחִי (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · de Dreckloch (somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable) · zu ikhwapha (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yi פּאַכווע (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bcl yukyok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · he שחי (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sk pazucha (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · abv دلدوغ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nv achʼáayah (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · is holhönd (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vec scajo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tcy കംകുളി (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rap haꞌiŋa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mnb paa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vi nách (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · da armhule (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rhg boñl (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ota بغل (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vro kainal (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ro subraț (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sdc suircu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nn armhole (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cop ⲁϭⲟ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · duo alipep (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vot kainõlo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hu hónalj (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gl axila (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · km ក្លៀក (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · pam kilikili (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sc surbíccu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · izh kaila (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sl pazduha (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ang ōxn (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bho बगल (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fr aisselle (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kk қолтық (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mad lèmong (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mad kèmong (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ty ʻēʻē (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hy անութ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · et kaenal (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · egy H-T:T-t:F51 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tr koltuk (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · dv ކިހިލި (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ja 腋窩 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ja 脇の下 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mk пазува (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ast sobacu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sh pȁzuho (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sw kwapa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · es axila (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ks کَژھ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yue 腋窩 /腋窝 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sq sqetull (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mn суга (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · eo subbrako (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ota ابط (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cmn 腋下 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nia alogo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · syl ꠛꠉꠟ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · niu afine (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · krl kainalo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rif taddeɣt (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · grc μασχάλη (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kw kasel (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cs podpažní jamka (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · eu besape (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · war kedekede (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · eo akselo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vep kaimol (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · scn sciḍḍa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ill irek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mt abt (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · te చంక (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · lv paduse (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mi kēkē (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fi kainalokuoppa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · zdj kapwa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ml കക്ഷം (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rar kēkē (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · lud kainal (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yka ilek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · su ingkab (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gd achlais (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sv armhåla (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ga ascaill (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ba ҡултыҡ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ang ōcusta (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ja 腋下 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fo handarkota (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ml തൊക്ക് (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fa زیر بغل (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ca axil·la (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · my ချိုင်း (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · uk паха́ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tl kilikili (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ceb ilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tr koltukaltı (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · oc aissèla (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bo མཆན་ཁུང (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ttj amankwaha class 6 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · grc μάλη (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ain ハトポㇰ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · am ብብት (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · haw ʻēʻē (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · jv kelek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tcy കംകുള (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mad klèncap (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kmr binkefş (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · pt axila (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · as কাষলতি (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · om bobaa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bg подми́шница (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · dtp pokilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · la āla (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · et kaenlaauk (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ru подмы́шка (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bo མཆན་འོག (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kmr binçeng (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bdr kape (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · eu galtzarbe (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · min katiak (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mr काख (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · pl pacha (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bsy palikoyok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ki njegeeke (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · rop ngarlmarr (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · drg pokillok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gl colexo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · olo kainalo (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · el μασχάλη (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · id ketiak (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · su kelek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yua xiikʼ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · liv kāinal (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nv achʼáháyah (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · dlm scul (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tk goltuk (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · lt pažasti̇̀s (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · pt sovaco (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mnc ᠣᡥᠣ (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · bn বগল (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · gl sobaco (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yue 腋下 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sib itek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ilo kilikili (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mad klèmong (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · yue 胳肋底 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ace geutiëk (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tih pakilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fi perseenreikä (somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable) · arz باط (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · it postaccio (somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable) · ca aixella (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kxd keletiak (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ko 액와 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ro subsuoară (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sh па̏зухо (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · xsv valtas (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ka იღლია (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sne kropa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · es sobaco (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ht anba bra (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · dtr pokilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sc suircu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · az qoltuq (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sl podpazduha (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cs podpaží (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ban sipah (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ur بغل (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sh pȁzuh (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cy cesail (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · nl oksel (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · kqr pokilok (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · vec asela (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sk podpazušie (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · is handarkriki (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fa کش (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sc suércu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hi बग़ल (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · fur lesine (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · dlm skul (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · tsg iluk (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · wal shophphaa (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mrw irek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · mel awiek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · sdn suilcu (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · pag kilikili (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · la āxilla (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · hi काँख (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ca sobaco (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · ttj enkwaha class 9 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · cmn 夾肢窩 /夹肢窝 (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) · jv ketek (the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder)