hardbody

[hahrd-bod-ee]

noun

Slang.

plural

hardbodies 

1. a person who is muscular and physically fit.

Other Word Forms

• hard-bodied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardbody¹

First recorded in 1980–85; hard ( def. ) + body ( def. )

Example Sentences

Her choreography credits include “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” ”Hands on a Hardbody” and “Waitress,” Bareilles’ adaptation of a 2007 film about a waitress and pie-maker trapped in a small-town diner and a loveless marriage.

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Ryan Gosling is her hardbody sidekick, Ken.

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Morris — who produced a 1997 film called “Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary,” about an annual competition in Texas to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck longest — has begun developing the idea and collecting footage for a film featuring Biden.

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The musical “Hands on a Hardbody” may not be as bland as the Keegan Theatre production makes it look, but then again, maybe it is.

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Much like Janet Jackson, circa "Control" just a few years later, she faced criticism from the brand new video generation for not yet being the sculpted hardbody she would eventually become.

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