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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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Hurtspiration
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: hurt-speur-ray-shun
Sentence: Phoebe's sore muscles reminded her that for a few more weeks, her New Year's resolution was going to consist of a lot of hurtspiration.
Etymology: Hurt + perspiration
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
Reodorize
Created by: natheist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He was expecting the workout to energize his metabolism, but to reodorize was a complete surprise!
Etymology:
Stenchbench
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: stench/bench
Sentence: After a year long absence from bar bells and bench presses, Sam knew his sweat glands and precious pectorals needed a stenchbench workout.
Etymology: stench + bench
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
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)
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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Exerstinktion
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ex-a-stink-shun
Sentence: Garry realised why he'd stopped exercising all those years ago when he went back to the gym. He felt exerstinked, feeling exhausted and smelling like someone had died.
Etymology: exertion + stink + extinct
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)
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.