Sweaty
adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 One who is sweaty.
"For example a conscious attemp at separating the "hots and sweaties" from the “bibs and tuckers” is often desirable amount according to which activity areas he/she has used."
- 2 Deliberate misspelling of sweety, a term of familiar address. Internet, alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, humorous, misspelling, sometimes
- 3 Informal sportswear, such as a sweatshirt, pair of sweatpants or a sweatsuit. informal, plural, plural-only
"After lessons I went down town with O'Hara and William, we bought a bow and arrows and some sweaties, when we came home we practised with our bow and arrows and played marbles."
- 1 Covered in sweat.
"John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes."
- 2 Having a tendency to sweat.
"She had never met someone so sweaty."
- 3 Likely to cause one to sweat.
"It was a hot and sweaty day."
- 4 Caused by sweat.
"That sweaty odour is disgusting."
- 5 Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.
"He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task."
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- 6 Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning. slang
"Watch out for that sweaty team."
- 7 Attracting many extremely competitive players. slang
"I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty."
Example
More examples"When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out-of-tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms."
Etymology
From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
Influenced by the similarity of the spelling of sweety, and the humorous contrast between their meanings.
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