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girl push-up

girl push-up noun: a push-up exercise performed while balancing on one's knees.

Noun

girl push-up (plural girl push-ups)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A push-up exercise performed while balancing on one's knees.
    • Imagine how embarrassing it was when the teacher made me do the girl push-ups because for the life of me I couldn't do the regular push-ups like the rest of the boys. One day I skipped school to escape the ridicule.2007, Rajindra Narinesingh, The Writings of a Demi God
    • Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions, with a little break in between, twice a day. Work your way up to 5-pound weights over time. Push-ups are another helpful exercise. You may want to start with girl's push-ups—on your knees—10 push-ups at a time.2009, Maoshing Ni, Second Spring

Synonyms of girl push-up

Forms of girl push-up

pluralgirl push-ups

Questions about girl push-up

What does girl push-up mean?
Girl push-up means a push-up exercise performed while balancing on one's knees.
What part of speech is girl push-up?
Girl push-up is a noun.
What is the plural of girl push-up?
The plural of girl push-up is girl push-ups.

Words near girl push-up in the dictionary

  1. girl juice
  2. girl math
  3. girl next door
  4. girl parts
  5. girl power
  6. girl push-up
  7. girl push-ups
  8. girl racer
  9. girl racers
  10. girl rented overnight
  11. girl scout

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