body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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As alleged in the complaint, when the plaintiffs demanded an explanation, an American representative explained that they had been removed from the flight because a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men didn't know each other and weren't seated together
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, claiming that employees removed them from a flight because of a body odor complaint.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
When the plaintiffs once again demanded an explanation, the employee told them a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor, their attorneys said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
Three passengers are suing American Airlines after alleging employees from the company removed a total of eight Black men from a flight due to a complaint about a passenger with body odor.
—Kris Van Cleave, Analisa Novak, Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 29 May 2024
Ditto the glass tubes that emitted little puffs of scent in the space devoted to Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, which attempts to recreate her own…um…body odor as unearthed from her clothes — say, a Schiaparelli cocktail dress covered in garden blooms — and environments.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The aluminum-free Coco Cloud Ingrown Prevention & Brightening Deodorant fights body odor, ingrown hairs and discoloration while hydrating delicate skin with mandelic acid, mango butter and coconut.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
FAQs Does antibacterial body wash help with body odor?
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024
Plumes of incense have wafted around the organ pipes and through the choir’s chancel in Catholic Church ceremonies for centuries, while in the 19th century theaters sometimes distributed scented fans to help with body odor issues.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men didn't know each other and weren't seated together
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, claiming that employees removed them from a flight because of a body odor complaint.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
When the plaintiffs once again demanded an explanation, the employee told them a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor, their attorneys said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
Three passengers are suing American Airlines after alleging employees from the company removed a total of eight Black men from a flight due to a complaint about a passenger with body odor.
—Kris Van Cleave, Analisa Novak, Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 29 May 2024
Ditto the glass tubes that emitted little puffs of scent in the space devoted to Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, which attempts to recreate her own…um…body odor as unearthed from her clothes — say, a Schiaparelli cocktail dress covered in garden blooms — and environments.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The aluminum-free Coco Cloud Ingrown Prevention & Brightening Deodorant fights body odor, ingrown hairs and discoloration while hydrating delicate skin with mandelic acid, mango butter and coconut.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
FAQs Does antibacterial body wash help with body odor?
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024
Plumes of incense have wafted around the organ pipes and through the choir’s chancel in Catholic Church ceremonies for centuries, while in the 19th century theaters sometimes distributed scented fans to help with body odor issues.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
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