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DEFINITION: v. To return to the gym after a long layoff to discover that your muscles may be weak, but that your sweat is still strong. n. A person whose sweat is stronger than their muscles.
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Pourpore
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: paw-paw
Sentence: After ten minutes of exercise, Damian had pourpored so much that his clothes were soaked and stank. How come water could smell so bad?
Etymology: pour (to flow from) + pore (hole in the skin)
Glanduscularity
Created by: sirshade
Pronunciation: glan/dusk/u/lare/i/tee
Sentence: the glanduscularity for cubicle worker john, was fierce!
Etymology: a combination of gland (as in sweat glands) and muscularity
Retrofunk
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: REH-trow-funk
Sentence: After only 2 minutes on the heavy bag, Bobby was redolent with that old magic retrofunk. Cool!
Etymology: Retro + funk
Scentillate
Created by: mugglesport
Pronunciation: sin-till-ate
Sentence: I haven't been to the gym in 2 months. I'm going to really scentillate after I work out today.
Etymology: From the words "scent" and "scintillate" which means to "sparkle, shine, or glisten"...because of sweat, perhaps.
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COMMENTS:
- mugglesport, 2007-01-09: 16:56:00
who were you at the other place again? - IanArcher, 2007-01-09: 17:04:00
Same name - mugglesport, 2007-01-09: 17:10:00
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Reodorize
Created by: natheist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He was expecting the workout to energize his metabolism, but to reodorize was a complete surprise!
Etymology:
Stalefrail
Created by: BrakX
Pronunciation: stale frail
Sentence: hitting the gym hard after a year break left him with only stalefrail
Etymology:
Calistenchics
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kal/uh/stench/iks
Sentence: Calistenchic workouts are part of the regiment to get back into shape after a long lay off.
Etymology: calisthenics + stench
Wuspire
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /wus-'pIr/
Sentence: Lee came back from his jog soaking wet, giving the impression that it'd been an intense workout, but given that he'd only gone to the mailbox and back, it was just wuspiration.
Etymology: From wuss + perspire
Flabberblast
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: flab-er-blast
Sentence: Tyrone's mates were flabberblasted when he peeled off his t-shirt following his first post-Christmas workout.
Etymology: flab (soft body tissue) blast (violent gust) as in flabbergast (to overwhelm with shock)
Comments:
Javeson1 - 2007-01-09: 00:37:00
Hey! No words up! I guess that means mine is first? (except it's not up either...)
Hey Javeson1, You word is first! And it is showing up now. It's also very good. The people in the New Years resolution crowd do have a special aroma about them -- especially after several months of Infermention. ~ James
allwise - 2007-01-10: 02:12:00
yeah, infermention was a good one.