Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.
  • noun Slang The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The hollow place or cavity under the shoulder; the axilla.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  • noun Somewhere or something considered foul.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From arm +‎ pit.

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Examples

  • Also, making fart noises with your armpit is hilarious.

    Matthew Yglesias » Taking the Budget SUPERTRAIN 2009

  • While the rest of America prospered after World War II, fast-shrinking Scranton became known as the armpit of Pennsylvania, a designation it has never entirely shaken.

    Behind a Blue-Collar Cliché 2008

  • While the rest of America prospered after World War II, fast-shrinking Scranton became known as the armpit of Pennsylvania, a designation it has never entirely shaken.

    Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network 2008

  • My armpit is itching and I can’t scratch it but it’s driving me insane.

    Barefoot in the Kitchen 2009

  • In the afternoon I went to the doctor, since it seems I have a sebaceous cyst in my left armpit, which is very inflamed.

    Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008

  • Niagara Falls otherwise known as the armpit of Canada has a lot of anti-Asian sentiment..

    Archive 2009-06-01 Renee 2009

  • Niagara Falls otherwise known as the armpit of Canada has a lot of anti-Asian sentiment..

    But We’re Not Talking About Blacks Renee 2009

  • When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick.

    Unusual Things to Teach Your Body | Impact Lab 2006

  • No one likes to look over when you have your arm raised and see a yellow stain in your armpit, that is just plain disgusting!

    Mortified David Nadelberg 2006

  • No one likes to look over when you have your arm raised and see a yellow stain in your armpit, that is just plain disgusting!

    Mortified David Nadelberg 2006

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  • I have never liked this word.

    September 10, 2007

  • Yeah, it's an armpit of a word, isn't it? ;-)

    September 10, 2007

  • My college roommate and I used to associate the 50 states with different parts of the body. Michigan, of course, is a hand. Ohio is the armpit. I won't even mention what Florida is.

    September 10, 2007

  • What were the rest of them, then? I'm curious...

    September 10, 2007

  • Ohio? We always figured it was New Jersey.

    September 11, 2007