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Prolagus commented on the word armpit effect
In biology, a discrimination between kin and non-kin based on comparison between one's own phenotypic traits and the other's.
April 8, 2010
bilby commented on the word armpit effect
It's a marriage rite among some Aboriginal peoples to exchange underarm perspiration. The parents brush their hands under their arms and then wipe them on the face of their child, then repeat with his/her partner. I've seen Yolngu people do this.
April 8, 2010