quads

American  

[kwodz] / kwɒdz /

plural noun

Informal.

1. quadriceps muscles.

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Etymology

Origin of quads

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Example Sentences

When my hips, quads, back, knees, calves, ankles and feet started to howl in intense pain, I felt a bit like a failure.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If you don’t know how to run them they will trash your quads and your calves.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I slapped my hands down on my quads.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re sitting at a desk all day, you’re not contracting your calves, quads and hamstrings and fluid pools in the ankles due to gravity.

From Los Angeles Times

“They showed me a picture of him kicking and, I mean, the dude’s quads were massive,” Dicker said.

From Los Angeles Times