body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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The goal is to reduce body odor by decreasing the sweat under your arms.
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Heidi Cope, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Leveraging transfer of emotion, it’s based on the idea that emotion can be communicated via natural body odor.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments American representatives told the men a complaint about body odor had prompted their removal, according to the suit.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Of course we shouldn’t be focused on body odor while enjoying the great outdoors.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
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Heidi Cope, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Leveraging transfer of emotion, it’s based on the idea that emotion can be communicated via natural body odor.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments American representatives told the men a complaint about body odor had prompted their removal, according to the suit.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Of course we shouldn’t be focused on body odor while enjoying the great outdoors.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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