armpit

/ˈɑrmpɪt/
noun
  1. The hollow area under the arm where the arm joins the shoulder.
    • He felt a sharp pain in his armpit after lifting weights.
    • The doctor checked the lymph nodes in his armpit.
    • She applied deodorant to her armpit before going to work.
  2. A very unpleasant or undesirable place.
    • They called the dirty alley the armpit of the neighborhood.
    • That old gas station is the armpit of the town.
    • No one wants to live in the armpit of the city.
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