body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Some research suggests this happens because mosquitoes are more drawn to certain people based on blood type, body odor, and genetics.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Once inside, they’re drawn to carbon dioxide, heat, body odor, and standing water, which encompass the perfect feeding and breeding conditions.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
For some reason, she was reduced to a two-episode arc about deodorant, and not even one related to changes in body odor due to menopause!
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 Aug. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Once inside, they’re drawn to carbon dioxide, heat, body odor, and standing water, which encompass the perfect feeding and breeding conditions.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
For some reason, she was reduced to a two-episode arc about deodorant, and not even one related to changes in body odor due to menopause!
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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