ARMPIT Definition & Meaning

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armpit

[ahrm-pit]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
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

/ ˈɑː��ˌ��ɪ�� /

Technical name: axilla.��the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder
slang��an extremely unpleasant place
the armpit of the Mediterranean

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Origin of armpit¹

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

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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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“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”

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People stamped their feet, cradled hands in their armpits, swaddled their faces.

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