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sweat angels

sweat angels is the plural of sweat angel.

Meaning of sweat angel

Noun

sweat angel (plural sweat angels)

  1. A snow angel-shaped mark of sweat remaining on a surface (usually the ground) indicating that one has perspired profusely, generally as a result of intense exercise.
    • Once resurrected from this 'dark place', as Georgia, a 26-year-old CrossFitter put it, the creation of a 'sweat angel' acts as a valued corporeal meritocratic marker.2020, James Brighton, Ian Wellard, Amy Clark, Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness Cultures, page 127

Questions about sweat angels

What is sweat angels the plural of?
Sweat angels is the plural of sweat angel.

Words near sweat angels in the dictionary

  1. swearword
  2. swearwords
  3. sweary
  4. sweat
  5. sweat angel
  6. sweat angels
  7. sweat bath
  8. sweat baths
  9. sweat batten
  10. sweat battens
  11. sweat bee

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