Palumboism

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abdominal distension in bodybuilders, resulting from the abuse of human growth hormone or insulin. informal, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Palumboism. alt-of, uncountable

Synonyms

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bubble gutroid gut

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

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