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armpits

armpits is the plural of armpit.

Meaning of armpit

Noun

armpit (plural armpits)

  1. 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.2009, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, Virago Press (2018), page 265
    Synonyms:
    underarm, axilla[anatomy]]>, pit, oxter[dialect]]al>, armhole[dialect]]al>
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
    • the armpit of America
    Synonyms:
    butthole[vulgar]]>, asshole[vulgar]]>

Questions about armpits

What is armpits the plural of?
Armpits is the plural of armpit.

Words near armpits in the dictionary

  1. armpiece
  2. armpieces
  3. armpit
  4. armpit fart
  5. armpit farts
  6. armpits
  7. armpitted
  8. armpitty
  9. armplate
  10. armplates
  11. armrack

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