body odor

If sweat is not washed off the skin, after a few hours bacterial activity will lead to unpleasant body odor.

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Noun

body odor - malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe

B.O., body odour

fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

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