body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Hormonal changes, milk production, and excess fluid shedding contribute to postpartum body odor.
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Dory Zayas, Parents, 28 May 2026
No one wants to walk around with body odor or sweat stains on their clothes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
However, without additional cues such as body odor, humidity, or heat, mosquitoes often flew away even after approaching their target.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2026
Creating stronger flexibility, groundedness and rank body odor, shimmying around in 105 degree heat is having a wild, wild wellness moment.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Dory Zayas, Parents, 28 May 2026
No one wants to walk around with body odor or sweat stains on their clothes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
However, without additional cues such as body odor, humidity, or heat, mosquitoes often flew away even after approaching their target.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2026
Creating stronger flexibility, groundedness and rank body odor, shimmying around in 105 degree heat is having a wild, wild wellness moment.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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