- the part of the body under the arm where it joins the shoulder see also underarmTopics Bodyc2
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See armpit in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe armpit of something
- (especially North American English, informal) the most unpleasant or ugly place in a country or region
- The city has been called the armpit of America.
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