1
: the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
2
: the least desirable place : pit
77th Street Station … was the armpit of detective duty—
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a city described as the armpit of America
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He then was shot on the right side of his chest, the bullet missing his heart but lodging into his left armpit.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
With Keegan Kolesar defending him, Henrique pulled the puck between his legs and flipped an attempt over Hill’s right pad and under his armpit at 13:03 of the first.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The band is wide enough to avoid creating rolls, while not bruising my armpits with underwire.
—Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Photo: Everett Collection Nearly killed in a motorcycle accident, a young woman (adult-film star Marilyn Chambers) receives an experimental surgery that transforms her into a 20th-century Typhoid Mary, unleashing a zombie plague via a pulsing stinger in her armpit.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
With Keegan Kolesar defending him, Henrique pulled the puck between his legs and flipped an attempt over Hill’s right pad and under his armpit at 13:03 of the first.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The band is wide enough to avoid creating rolls, while not bruising my armpits with underwire.
—Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Photo: Everett Collection Nearly killed in a motorcycle accident, a young woman (adult-film star Marilyn Chambers) receives an experimental surgery that transforms her into a 20th-century Typhoid Mary, unleashing a zombie plague via a pulsing stinger in her armpit.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Armpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armpit. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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armpit
noun
arm·pit
ˈärm-ˌpit 
: the hollow beneath the spot where the arm and shoulder join
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