underarm

Meaning

Noun

1. (attributive, often) The armpit.
2. Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.

Adj

For use under the arm.

Verb

To supply with insufficient weaponry.

Synonyms

armpit

underhand

underhanded

axillary

axilla

alar

Translations

aisselle

μασχάλη

koltuk altı

axila

Achselhöhle

aixella

avambraccio

إبط

oksel

sobaco

ascella

postaccio

avant bras

Unterarm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌndɚˌɑɹm/

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.