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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.
Verboticisms
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Gymnastinks
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jimnastinks
Sentence: Harry returned his athletic club after a sizable hiatus. His gymnastinks made it clear that he would have all the room he needed.
Etymology: gymnastics (exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination) + stink (a strong unpleasant smell)
Atrostank
Created by: themeanreds
Pronunciation: a-tro-st-ank
Sentence: My, do I feel weak; were it not for my awe-inspiring astrostranking, I might not even know I worked out.
Etymology: Atrophy + Stankosity = Atrostank
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."
Sweatshocks
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sweat-shocks
Sentence: Marvin had sweatshocks when he tried to return to the gym after several years and discovered that not only were his days as a chick magnet and male model over, but he smelled like old sneakers.
Etymology: wordplay on sweatsocks
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COMMENTS:
How sweat it is... - Nosila, 2009-08-13: 11:47:00
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Perspiraspiration
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: per-spur-ass-per-A-shun
Sentence: Though Bob's six-pack had atrophied into a keg, his perspiraspiration was quite strong.
Etymology: perspiration, aspiration
Imgettingacoldfromallthissweat
Created by: timmy
Pronunciation: Im getting a cold from all this sweat
Sentence: Imgettingacoldfromallthissweat.
Etymology:
Rejuvirank
Created by: StephLeeY
Pronunciation: rejoo-veh-rank
Sentence: It had been so long since he last exercised, he was entirely rejuviranked 15 minutes into his workout.
Etymology: rejuvinate, rank as in rancid
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
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.