armpit

[ ahrm-pit ]

noun

1. the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
2. Slang. the worst possible place or area:

   Their car has broken down, stranding them in the armpit of California until it can be fixed.

armpit

/ ˈɑːmˌpɪt /

noun

1. the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder Technical nameaxilla axillary
2. slang.
   an extremely unpleasant place

   the armpit of the Mediterranean

Word History and Origins

Origin of armpit¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; arm ¹ + pit ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Mr Maddrey said that the officer realised he had been shot in the armpit but continued to perform "life-saving measures" on the suspect.

From BBC

A tumour measuring at around 11cm was found in her armpit and shortly after her initial diagnosis doctors told her it was stage four.

From BBC

Although other photographers were on the scene, Mr. Edmonds was the only one to capture the assault on Reagan by the gunman, John W. Hinckley Jr., in a sequence of photos that began before the shooting and continued after a single bullet from Mr. Hinckley’s .22-caliber revolver entered Reagan under his left armpit, hit his seventh rib and penetrated his left lung.

From New York Times

She initially found a small lump in her armpit in December 2020, and visited a breast clinic in August 2021.

From BBC

The survivor, who was wounded in the left armpit, said that he played dead for a half-hour until the soldiers left the monastery compound around 7 a.m., after burning the bodies of five dead men and taking hostage 17 villagers including his wife and children.

From Seattle Times