armpit /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/ noun2 •The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpit―exposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum. — 2009 •(informal, disapproving) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable. formsarmpits