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abdominizer

abdominizer noun: any type of exercise equipment designed to work the abdominal muscles.

Noun

abdominizer (plural abdominizers)

  1. Any type of exercise equipment designed to work the abdominal muscles.
    • No matter how many "age-defying" wrinkle creams, miracle vitamins or "abdominizers" we buy for firming up and smoothing out, the reality is that the average number of birthday candles on the cake is rising.1999, Ken Dychtwald, Healthy Aging: Challenges and Solutions, page 261
    • "Miss Fortune was born in a place where hit singles, formats and abdominizers don't matter," said Moorer on her Web site, taking a playful swipe at Shania Twain's celebrated bare midriff.2008, Tracie Ratiner, Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, page 161
  2. A person who exercises the abdominal muscles and dresses to show off their trim midriff.
    • The combination of losing body fat and doing these exercises make baring your midriff something to be proud of. Cher was the original abdominizer.1994, Keli Roberts, Keli Roberts' Fitness Hollywood: The Trainer to the Stars, page 278
    • Yes, he is the walking, talking, jewelry-designing, filmmaking abdominizer.2003, Jose Javier Reyes, Porn Again: Midlife Outtakes and Mistakes, page ix

Forms of abdominizer

pluralabdominizers
alternative formabdominiser

Origin of abdominizer

From a brand name, coined as abdomin- + -izer.

Questions about abdominizer

What does abdominizer mean?
Abdominizer means any type of exercise equipment designed to work the abdominal muscles.
What part of speech is abdominizer?
Abdominizer is a noun.
What is the plural of abdominizer?
The plural of abdominizer is abdominizers.

Words near abdominizer in the dictionary

  1. abdominals
  2. abdominiser
  3. abdominisers
  4. abdominize
  5. abdominized
  6. abdominizer
  7. abdominizers
  8. abdominizes
  9. abdominizing
  10. abdomino-
  11. abdomino-pelvic

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