spandex

[span-deks]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a synthetic fiber composed of a long-chain polymer, used chiefly in the manufacture of garments to add elasticity.

spandex

/ ˈspændɛks /

noun

1. a type of synthetic stretch fabric made from polyurethane fibre

Word History and Origins

Origin of spandex¹

First recorded in 1955–60; anagram of expands

Word History and Origins

Origin of spandex¹

C20: coined from an anagram of expands

Example Sentences

Benedict dives into the normalization of comedic actors putting on 30 pounds of muscle to convincingly wear spandex and crack jokes at alien hordes.

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He and his staff responded by finding a local tailor and a second-hand sewing machine, and establishing a workshop right inside the rehab facility — using spandex instead of the usual material.

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“What about the kids? What about me?” she says, huffing away in her avatar’s spandex skeleton costume.

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I wouldn’t want to go on if I was overweight or wearing spandex.

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Appearing sans spandex like a cartoon character on stage as his real-persona-denying-his-persona and wearing a cross, the aging Hulk gave a fake motivational talk to a room full of “real Americans.”

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