Pythons

//ˈpaɪ.θɑnz// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of python form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm. plural, plural-only, slang

    "I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I will have the big 20-inch pythons!"

  3. 3
    plural of Python form-of, plural

Synonyms

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bicepsbicepsguns

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"Pythons are non-venomous snakes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From inflection of python.

Etymology 2

Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.

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