pecs
1 Americanplural noun
noun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of pecs
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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There are scandals and seductions, promenades and pecs, bodices and balls.
From New York Times
"This has been an undercurrent in the Yang coverage -- that his bro-y personality is an offense for which he must apologize. Who cares that he nicknamed his pecs?"
From Fox News
He was wearing a T-shirt a size too small, showing off his pecs—and he’d rolled up the sleeves.
From The New Yorker
A clever Girl Scout in Colorado is accelerating cookie sales by using the tried-and-true method of augmenting the box with a photo of a buff, shirtless man and his glistening pecs.
From Fox News
Pop songs such as “A Man Like Putin” were instant hits and coincided with state media photos of him tracking tigers in Siberia and riding horseback with his pecs out in the summer.
From Los Angeles Times
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