abdominize

English

Etymology

Verb

abdominize (third-person singular simple present abdominizes, present participle abdominizing, simple past and past participle abdominized)

To exercise the abdominal muscles.
- 1997, Judy Cole, Playing for Keeps, page 16:
  Do you need to accessorize, moisturize, abdominize, and downsize your thighs to find true happiness?
- 2012, Ben Elton, Blast From The Past, page 38:
  Likewise he knew the brand of abdominizing exerciser that she'd ordered in an insane moment of optimistic piety from the back of a colour supplement.
- 2019 January 11, “The retro piece of exercise equipment my parents couldn't give up”, in Vox:
  The models in the infomercial used it effortlessly, “abdominizing” their way to a flat stomach by doing sit-ups with the contraption for support.