Meanings
nounsweat angel (plural sweat angels)
plural sweat angels
- A snow angel-shaped mark of sweat remaining on a surface (usually the ground) indicating that one has perspired profusely, generally as a result of intense exercise.
Once resurrected from this 'dark place', as Georgia, a 26-year-old CrossFitter put it, the creation of a 'sweat angel' acts as a valued corporeal meritocratic marker.
2020, James Brighton, Ian Wellard, Amy Clark, Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness Cultures, page 127
Origin
From sweat + angel, modelled after snow angel.
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sweat angel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweat%20angel
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Chicago
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