rato de academia
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Noun
editrato de academia m (plural ratos de academia, feminine rata de academia, feminine plural ratas de academia) (Brazil, Internet slang, colloquial, possibly derogatory)
- anyone addicted to physical exercise and overly concerned with the pursuit of enhancing their body muscles at any cost
- anyone who spends most of their free time at the gym, whether to exercise or just be there to chat with others
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editAlthough there is a feminine equivalent, masculine is generally used to refer to both men and women as it is a colloquial term.
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