body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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In December, the airline settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit involving three Black men who were required to deboard a plane after a flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
Last month, American settled a lawsuit filed by three Black men after accusations about body odor on a Phoenix to New York-JFK flight.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
The three were among eight Black male passengers who were removed from the plane, and the pilot allegedly announced over the loudspeaker the men were being removed for a body odor complaint.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
According to the lawsuit, a representative for American removed the three men and five other Black men from the Phoenix-New York flight after a white male flight attendant complained about a passenger with body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
Last month, American settled a lawsuit filed by three Black men after accusations about body odor on a Phoenix to New York-JFK flight.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
The three were among eight Black male passengers who were removed from the plane, and the pilot allegedly announced over the loudspeaker the men were being removed for a body odor complaint.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
According to the lawsuit, a representative for American removed the three men and five other Black men from the Phoenix-New York flight after a white male flight attendant complained about a passenger with body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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