What’s an oxter? It’s another term for the underarm, primarily used in Northern England, Scotland, and Ireland. A bit nicer than armpit, isn’t it? Oxter can also serve as a verb, as in, “We oxtered him out of the club.” Need another synonym for that body part, one that also happens to rhyme with gorilla? Try axilla. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Oxter”
Mini quiz, Martha.
Mini quiz.
Mini quiz.
All right, bring it.
Do you know what oxter means?
O-X-T-E-R?
Yes, I do.
Very good.
It’s right under my shoulder, right?
My oxters.
Yeah, it’s your underarm area, right?
Right, right.
Doesn’t it sound a little nicer?
Oxter.
It makes me feel like I have a degree from my British.
Yeah, it’s very much a British word.
Not much used in the United States, probably in the north of the United Kingdom overall.
But there’s also a verb, oxter.
This is when people take you by the armpits and kind of drag you to wherever you need to go.
I did not know the verb.
We oxtered him out of the club or the pub.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Have you been oxtered today?
O-X-T-E-R.
Nice.
Oxter is either the armpit or the verb is to carry somebody by their armpits.
That’s interesting.
The only other word I know for that is axilla.
Ooh, nice.
For the armpit.
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