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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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Pitpong
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pit/pahng
Sentence: He was the pitpong champion of the gym, marginally stronger than Forrest Gump (whew!!)
Etymology: pit + ping pong
Aromanator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh-ROM-un-a-ter
Sentence: Upon his return to the gym and his old workout routine, Vince's workout partners quickly learned that the stench of body odor he was giving off made him a particularly repulsive and very unlikeable aromanator.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'aroma' and 'emanate' and is a play on the word 'terminator' from a movie with that title.
Dejaphew
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: day-zha-FEW
Sentence: Jim could blow the dust off his track suit and rub the mold off his Nikes, but he couldn't shake the odor of dejaphew.
Etymology: deja vu + phew
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-09: 19:00:00
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Smellytubby
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: smelleetubbee
Sentence: His expanding waistline and less than pleasing armpit aroma was all that was needed to confirm a severe case of smellytubby.
Etymology: smelly = lacking fragrance tubby = corpulent
Ouchdorphins
Created by: evhershey
Pronunciation: ouch-dor-fins
Sentence: After the holidays I had a workout that flooded my system ouchdorphines
Etymology: ouch + (en)dorphines
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)
Stenchtraining
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: stench-tray-ning
Sentence: I did some stench-training today after lifting fifteen pounds! Per arm!
Etymology: A play on "strength training."
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.