armpit
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armpit
- /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit.
(something unpleasant): Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.
noun armpits
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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.
Similar: underarm, axilla[anatomy]]>, pit, oxter[dialect]]al>, armhole[dialect]]al>
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Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
the armpit of America
Similar: butthole[vulgar]]>, asshole[vulgar]]>
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa, arm, arm pit, shoulder, upper arm, interscapulum, acromion, lower arm, armbone, brachium, elbow pit, elbow, wrist, acromioclavicular joint
Translations
Every language
noun the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
| Español | axila, sobaco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 겨드랑이 gyeodeurang'i, 액와 aegwa |
| 日本語 | 脇の下 waki no shita, 腋下 ekika, 腋窩 ekika |
| 中文 | 夾肢窩 /夹肢窝 gāzhiwō, 腋窩 /腋窝 yèwō, 腋下 yèxià |
| हिन्दी | काँख kā̃kh, बग़ल baġal |
| Kiswahili | kwapa |
| Português | axila, sovaco |
| Français | aisselle |
| Deutsch | Achselhöhle |
| Italiano | ascella |
| Ελληνικά | μασχάλη mascháli |
| Română | subraț, subsuoară |
| Русский | подмы́шка podmýška |
| Tiếng Việt | nách |
| العربية | إِبْط ʔibṭ |
| עברית | שחי shekhi, בֵּית הַשֶּׁחִי beith hashekhi |
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title = {armpit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armpit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
