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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSwole
/spoʊl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a physique with large, well-developed muscles resulting from rigorous weight training or exercise.
"He spends hours at the gym every day to get completely swole." - 2
Temporarily enlarged or swollen, typically describing muscles after an intense workout.
"His arms looked visibly swole after finishing heavy sets of bicep curls."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a dialectal or slang past participle variant of the verb 'swell', tracing back to Old English 'swellan'. In the late 20th century, it evolved within bodybuilding culture to specifically describe muscles that are temporarily enlarged from exercise (pumped) or generally large and muscular.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swole" is said worldwide
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musclé
Transliteration: musclé
"Il est devenu très musclé grâce à la musculation."
muskulös
Transliteration: muskuloes
"Durch das harte Training ist er sehr muskulös geworden."
muscoloso
Transliteration: muscoloso
"È diventato molto muscoloso andando in palestra."
musculoso
Transliteration: musculoso
"Se puso muy musculoso después de meses de entrenamiento."
musculoso
Transliteration: musculoso
"Ele ficou muito musculoso frequentando a academia."
गठिला
Transliteration: gathila
Script: गठिला शरीर
"व्यायाम करने के बाद उसका शरीर बहुत गठिला हो गया है।"
肌肉发达的
Transliteration: jīròu fādá de
"他通过长期锻炼变得肌肉发达。"
근육질의
Transliteration: geunyukjiril-ui
"그는 꾸준한 운동으로 몸이 아주 근육질이 되었다."
筋肉質な
Transliteration: kinnikushitsu na
"彼は毎日のトレーニングですっかり筋肉質になった。"
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