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underarm

noun
/ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *h₂r̥mós✻
  2. inherited from *armaz✻
  3. inherited from *arm✻
  4. inherited from earm
  5. inherited from arm
  6. formed as underarm — “under- + arm”

Definitions

  1. The armpit.

    • underarm deodorant

  2. Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the…

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

  3. For use under the arm.

    • A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To supply with insufficient weaponry.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA