armpit
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˈɑɹmˌpɪt//
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
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- 1
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpit―exposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.
Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.
- 2
Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
the armpit of America
Étymologie
From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit. (something unpleasant): Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.
Formes
- pluriel
- armpits
armory · American standard spelling of armoury.armour · British standard spelling of armor.Armour · A surname.
armpit · The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
arms · Weaponry, weapons.Armstrong · An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally…army · A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly…