armpit Syllabification: (arm·pit)Pronunciation: /ˈärmˌpit/Translate armpit | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of armpit noun a hollow under the arm at the shoulder. Also called axilla. informal a place regarded as extremely unpleasant:they call the region the armpit of AmericaPhrases up to one's armpits deeply involved in a particular unpleasant situation or enterprise:the country is up to its armpits in drug traffickingarmpit in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of armpit in the British & World English dictionary