Palumboism
English
editEtymology
editPalumbo + -ism; named after Dave Palumbo, American bodybuilder.
Noun
editPalumboism (uncountable)
- (informal) Abdominal distension in bodybuilders, resulting from the abuse of human growth hormone or insulin.
- 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
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Palumboism.