body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Even if your natural body chemistry hasn’t changed dramatically during menopause, the increase in sweating alone can make body odor more noticeable, Peña says.
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Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 Aug. 2025
The product line has since expanded to cover more personal care concerns, like boob sweat, razor bumps and body odor.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The most common symptoms of overeating garlic include body odor and breath that smells like garlic.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 9 June 2025
There are two types of glands that produce this sweat: apocrine and eccrine—and only the former is responsible for that body odor.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 July 2025
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Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 Aug. 2025
The product line has since expanded to cover more personal care concerns, like boob sweat, razor bumps and body odor.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The most common symptoms of overeating garlic include body odor and breath that smells like garlic.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 9 June 2025
There are two types of glands that produce this sweat: apocrine and eccrine—and only the former is responsible for that body odor.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for body odor
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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