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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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Perspanator
Created by: lebeast
Pronunciation: per-spah-nate-er
Sentence: Tho harmless physically, The Perspanator was known for taking out the strongest of men with his pungent B.O. 'He'll be back'
Etymology: perspire+termanator
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
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
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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Gymicide
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jiməsīd
Sentence: As Joyce approached the club she wondered why there was such a mass exodus. She soon found out that Ralph had returned after a year\\\'s absence. He had convinced himself that he no longer needed the prescription deodorant his doctor given him and that the best way to get his pauncheesy body back into shape was to enroll in the zazzercise class. In doing so he almost committed gymicide.
Etymology: gym (a gymnasium) + homicide (murder)
Perspiramplification
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: purse-per-ahmp-lih-fih-ca-shun
Sentence: His perspiramplification prevented him from going full out to get "ripped."
Etymology: Perspire + Amplification
Perspirength
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: PERS-pee-REN-gth
Sentence: Dude, you've got a serious case of extreme perspirength. Hit the showers now!
Etymology: Agglutination of "Perspiration" and "Strength"
Superstinkious
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: soo-per-stink-ee-is
Sentence: Wow, that guy has more stench than strength. He is superstinkious!
Etymology: super + stink + supercilious
Exerspire
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ex - ur - spire
Sentence: Lonnie went to the gym to exerspire. The only obvious change in his flabby physique was the odorous sweat that poured off his body.
Etymology: exercise, perspire
Misconceperspiration
Created by: ravivalon
Pronunciation: mis-concept-per-spiration
Sentence: The warm good feeling of making the right choice by taking the “extreme body workout class” was fading quickly. Lara knew she can’t leave the room just 5 minutes after the class started. Obviously she had a misconceperspiration of what her body was capable of.
Etymology: misconception + perspiration.
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.