kegel

plural kegels

1. The pubococcygeal muscles.

   The parenting magazines are on a higher moral plane than the how-to-get-a-guy magazines, just as a man going home to his wife and children (or a woman breast-feeding a baby) is on a higher moral plane than a man out trolling for nookie (or a woman flexing her Kegels in preparation for a date).

   1999 July 19, Hendrik Hertzberg, “The Parent Trap”, in The New Yorker

2. A contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them.

   Hop on top, I wanna ride / I do a kegel while it's inside

   2020 August 7, Cardi B, “WAP” ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records

   1 more example

   Done for a few minutes a day, Kegels can ease childbirth, help with recovery, prevent incontinence — even improve your sex life.

   2014 July 14, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Pelvic Exercises for Men, Too”, in The New York Times

present singular third person kegels · US participle present kegeling · UK participle present kegelling · US participle past kegeled · US past kegeled · UK participle past kegelled · UK past kegelled

1. intransitiveTo clench one's perineum and pelvic muscles.

   To future appointments, I wear a skirt and thigh-highs so that I can Kegel with my outfit intact.

   2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times

plural Kegels

1. Alternative letter-case form of kegel.

   Synonyms: Kegel exercise