Meanings
present singular third person abdominizes · participle present abdominizing · participle past abdominized · past abdominized
- To exercise the abdominal muscles.
Do you need to accessorize, moisturize, abdominize, and downsize your thighs to find true happiness?
1997, Judy Cole, Playing for Keeps, page 162 more examples
Likewise he knew the brand of abdominizing exerciser that she'd ordered in an insane moment of optimistic piety from the back of a colour supplement.
2012, Ben Elton, Blast From The Past, page 38The models in the infomercial used it effortlessly, “abdominizing” their way to a flat stomach by doing sit-ups with the contraption for support.
2019 January 11, “The retro piece of exercise equipment my parents couldn't give up”, in Vox
Origin
Back-formation from abdominizer.
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