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athlete's girdle

athlete's girdle noun: the iliac furrows.

Noun

athlete's girdle

  1. The iliac furrows.
    • Apollo's belt, the iliac furrow, also known as an athlete's girdle, Apollo's Belt or an Adonis belt2005, Henry Gray, Susan Standring, Harold Ellis, "Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice", Page 22
    • My goal is to be as ripped as those juiceheads with the deep-ass athlete's girdles at the gym

Questions about athlete's girdle

What does athlete's girdle mean?
Athlete's girdle means the iliac furrows.
What part of speech is athlete's girdle?
Athlete's girdle is a noun.

Words near athlete's girdle in the dictionary

  1. athirst
  2. athleisure
  3. athleisurewear
  4. athlete
  5. athlete's foot
  6. athlete's girdle
  7. athlete's girdles
  8. athlete's heart
  9. athletehood
  10. athletes
  11. athletic

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