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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sepp	ZEP	German
Mattias	mah-TEE-ahs (German)	German, Swedish
Gertrude	GUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Fotis	-	Greek
Madeline	MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)	English, French
Shepherd	['ʃepəd]