body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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This can be hard to cope with on top of other things like body odor or excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis).
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Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Toni read them in hardcover at the public library, in a room full of homeless people, the body odor amplifying her sense of punishment.
—Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
The three, who did not know each other and had been sitting in different parts of the plane, said an airline employee told them they were removed because a flight attendant had complained about a passenger’s body odor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
As unfamiliar hairs start to sprout and body odor begins to blossom (signs of puberty, which has been starting younger and younger in recent decades, according to research), taking care of oneself may provide a sense of autonomy for preteens, explains Dr. Evans.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 20 June 2024
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Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Toni read them in hardcover at the public library, in a room full of homeless people, the body odor amplifying her sense of punishment.
—Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
The three, who did not know each other and had been sitting in different parts of the plane, said an airline employee told them they were removed because a flight attendant had complained about a passenger’s body odor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
As unfamiliar hairs start to sprout and body odor begins to blossom (signs of puberty, which has been starting younger and younger in recent decades, according to research), taking care of oneself may provide a sense of autonomy for preteens, explains Dr. Evans.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 20 June 2024
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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