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palumboism

palumboism is the alternative letter-case form of Palumboism.

Noun capitalized: Palumboism

Palumboism (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Abdominal distension in bodybuilders, resulting from the abuse of human growth hormone or insulin.
    • Later we were standing by the water fountain discussing gruesome zombie movie deaths, Japanese exploitation films, and a bizarre bodymorphing and scientifically unknown steroid-related condition known colloquially as Palumboism.2014, Chris Kelso, This Is Not an Anthology
    Synonyms:
    bubble gut, roid gut

Synonyms of palumboism

Origin of palumboism

From Palumbo + -ism; named after Dave Palumbo, an American bodybuilder.

Questions about palumboism

What does palumboism mean?
Palumboism means abdominal distension in bodybuilders, resulting from the abuse of human growth hormone or insulin.
What is palumboism the alternative letter-case form of?
Palumboism is the alternative letter-case form of Palumboism.
What part of speech is palumboism?
Palumboism is a noun.

Words near palumboism in the dictionary

  1. palules
  2. paluli
  3. palulus
  4. Palumata
  5. Palumbo
  6. palumboism
  7. palus
  8. palusami
  9. palusamis
  10. palustral
  11. palustrian

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