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be the armpit of the world/universe

  (humorous)

to be a very unpleasant and often dirty place For some people it's an exciting, big city - for others it's the armpit of the universe.

See also: armpit, of, world

armpit

n. any undesirable place. (A nickname for an undesirable town or city.) The town should be called the armpit of the nation.