pecs
plural noun
pectoral muscles.
pecs
1 American
[peks]
/ pɛks /
plural noun
Informal.
Pécs
2
American
[peych]
/ peɪtʃ /
noun
Pécs
British
/ peːtʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pecs
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Is "fit and healthy" becoming increasingly wrapped up in a tight torso and sculpted pecs?
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Rare is the queen who spends five days a week at the gym inflating masculine pecs, amplifying delts and defining abs — or, worse, ignoring altogether questions of style, anatomical or applied.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested the leaders bare their chests and "show them our pecs" in reference to Putin's shirtless poses over the years, including on horseback.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2022
Racks of Smokey Bear merchandise stared back at me, pecs and all.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020
I turned to Art, a black kid who was a foot and a half taller than me and whose pecs were about to burst out of his shirt and eat someone.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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