Meanings
comparative more spongeworthy · superlative most spongeworthy · alternative sponge-worthy
- humorousHighly sexually desirable.
The ultimate question: Is Ken "spongeworthy"?
2002 December 15, “Readers trash skanky Barbie”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page Q82 more examples
ELAINE: So, you think you're spongeworthy? BILLY: Yes, I think I'm spongeworthy. I think I'm very spongeworthy.
1995 December 7, “The Sponge”, in SeinfeldI don't know if he's spongeworthy yet, but I do heart him!
2005, Donna Barstow, Love Me or Go To Hell, →ISBN, page 73
Origin
From sponge + -worthy. Coined in "The Sponge", an episode of Seinfeld that first aired in December 1995, to indicate a man who is worth using one of a limited supply of contraceptive sponges on.
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