underarm

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Pronunciation

/ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/ (US)

Definition of underarm

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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noun

(attributive, often)The armpit.

“underarm deodorant”
Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.

adj

(not-comparable)For use under the arm.

“A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.”

verb

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From under- + arm. The armpit sense is not old, historically speaking (1920s), and it is believed to have arisen as a euphemism in advertising.

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