be the armpit of the world



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emilianoe-mee-LYAH-noSpanish, Italian
Vladimirvlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAH-dee-meer (Croatian)Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
MathewMATH-yooEnglish
Lia (1)LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Janinayah-NEE-nah (Polish, German), YAH-nee-nah (Finnish)Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian
CrÍOstÓIr-Irish