underarm
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From under- + arm. The armpit sense is not old, historically speaking (1920s), and it is believed to have arisen as a euphemism in advertising.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]underarm (plural underarms)
- (often attributive) The armpit.
- underarm deodorant
- (cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]armpit
Adjective
[edit]underarm (not comparable)
- For use under the arm.
- 2001, Victoria Sherrow, For appearance' sake:
- A 1997 study found that about 104 million American women were using underarm deodorant products.
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)
- (transitive) To supply with insufficient weaponry.
Anagrams
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmer, definite plural underarmene)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “underarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]underarm m (definite singular underarmen, indefinite plural underarmar, definite plural underarmane)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “underarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]underarm c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | underarm | underarms |
| definite | underarmen | underarmens | |
| plural | indefinite | underarmar | underarmars |
| definite | underarmarna | underarmarnas |
See also
[edit]- armbågsben (“ulna, elbow bone”)
- strålben (“radius, radial bone”)
- underben (“lower leg”)
- överarm (“upper arm”)
References
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