underarm
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/
adj
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.
- For use under the arm.
“A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.”
noun
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.
- The armpit.
“underarm deodorant”
- Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
verb
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.
- To supply with insufficient weaponry.