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spongeworthy

spongeworthy adjective: highly sexually desirable.

Adjective

spongeworthy (comparative more spongeworthy, superlative most spongeworthy)

  1. (humorous) Highly sexually desirable.
    • ELAINE: So, you think you're spongeworthy? BILLY: Yes, I think I'm spongeworthy. I think I'm very spongeworthy.1995 December 7, “The Sponge”, in Seinfeld
    • The ultimate question: Is Ken "spongeworthy"?2002 December 15, “Readers trash skanky Barbie”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page Q8

Forms of spongeworthy

comparativemore spongeworthy
superlativemost spongeworthy
alternative formsponge-worthy

Origin of spongeworthy

From sponge + -worthy. Coined in "The Sponge", an episode of Seinfeld that first aired in December 1995, to indicate a man who is worth using one of a limited supply of contraceptive sponges on.

Words formed from spongeworthy

Questions about spongeworthy

What does spongeworthy mean?
Spongeworthy means highly sexually desirable.
What part of speech is spongeworthy?
Spongeworthy is an adjective.

Words near spongeworthy in the dictionary

  1. spongeth
  2. spongeware
  3. spongewares
  4. spongework
  5. spongeworthiness
  6. spongeworthy
  7. spongey
  8. spongiatriol
  9. spongicolid
  10. spongicolids
  11. spongicolous

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