Palumboism

English

Etymology

From Palumbo +‎ -ism; named after Dave Palumbo, an American bodybuilder.

Noun

Palumboism (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Abdominal distension in bodybuilders, resulting from the abuse of human growth hormone or insulin.
    Synonyms: bubble gut, roid gut
    • 2014, Chris Kelso, This Is Not an Anthology:
      Later we were standing by the water fountain discussing gruesome zombie movie deaths, Japanese exploitation films, and a bizarre bodymorphing and scientifically unknown steroid-related condition known colloquially as Palumboism.

Quotations

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