armpit

noun

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arm·pit | \ ˈärm-ˌpit

Definition of armpit

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— Joseph Wambaugh

Examples of armpit in a Sentence

a city described as the armpit of America

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