body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Because your wonderful man’s body odor is offensive, give him an ultimatum.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The body odor was overwhelming.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Never mind that an overwhelming percentage of the sweat glands on the human body don’t actually produce body odor.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Being a father, Dwyane Wade believes, is learning about body odor the hard way.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The body odor was overwhelming.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Never mind that an overwhelming percentage of the sweat glands on the human body don’t actually produce body odor.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Being a father, Dwyane Wade believes, is learning about body odor the hard way.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body odor
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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