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ottermode

ottermode noun: a lean and physically-fit physique with well-defined muscles.

Noun

ottermode (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often, slang) A lean and physically-fit physique with well-defined muscles.
    • Standing, the victim was about an inch shorter than me, and a pretty skinny guy. Wellbuilt, though. What we called “otter mode” at the gym.2014, SM Reine, Hotter Than Helltown, unnumbered page
    • Nyiam and I stay behind, but my eyes recognized the back of his ottermode body, instantly.2017, Nkauj Ntsuab Lis, Core Integrate: The Core Welcomes You, unnumbered page

Antonyms of ottermode

Origin of ottermode

From otter + mode, from a likening of the otter, a mammal adapted to aquatic environments, to competitive swimmers who maintain fit but lean physiques to reduce drag.

Questions about ottermode

What does ottermode mean?
Ottermode means a lean and physically-fit physique with well-defined muscles.
What part of speech is ottermode?
Ottermode is a noun.

Words near ottermode in the dictionary

  1. Otterington
  2. otterish
  3. otterless
  4. otterlike
  5. otterly
  6. ottermode
  7. otterpox
  8. otters
  9. Ottershaw
  10. otterskin
  11. otterskins

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