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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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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
Resweat
Created by: UncleDig
Pronunciation: ree-swet
Sentence: damn - smell that?? that's my resweat.
Etymology: re - to repeat a prior action, + sweat
Perspirastrong
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: purs per ay strong
Sentence: When Harry retured to the gym, he attacked the equipment with gusto. He figured if he worked out vigorously, he could shed weight twice as fast. The only thing Harry managed to do was sweat twice as much. In fact he was a perspirastrong...of perspihurculean proportions. Sadly, they just don't make deodorants that strong...
Etymology: Perspiration (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands) & Strong(having strength or power greater than average or expected)
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
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)
Stenchpress
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: stench-press
Sentence: After work he decided to stenchpress for at least half an hour
Etymology: stench, benchpress
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-09: 06:57:00
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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"
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
Sudorifeeble
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: soo-door-if-eeb-ul
Sentence: The personal trainers smirked to each other as yet another sudorifeeble walked through the gym doors in early January. Full of optimistic resolution, the dolts would sign up to a year's membership. But their feeble exercise attempts would only exert their sudoriferous glands.
Etymology: sudoriferous (bearing or secreting sweat) + feeble
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.