body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Never mind that an overwhelming percentage of the sweat glands on the human body don’t actually produce body odor.
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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
All of the Malin + Goetz scents contain odor-neutralizing enzymes that provide gentle, long-lasting moisture control and whole-body odor protection without disrupting the body's natural perspiration.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But there’s a little body odor going on for sure.
—Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
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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
All of the Malin + Goetz scents contain odor-neutralizing enzymes that provide gentle, long-lasting moisture control and whole-body odor protection without disrupting the body's natural perspiration.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But there’s a little body odor going on for sure.
—Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 6 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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