noun
Schwarzenegger
SHWAWRT-suh-neh-guh
noun
1
Informally, an extremely muscular bodybuilder — from the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician.
"With arms like that, he's basically a schwarzenegger."
How to Use Schwarzenegger
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA jokey way of describing someone who is extremely muscular, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger.
When to use it
Informal and rarely used outside casual speech.
Word Forms
Schwarzeneggers plural, Schwarzeneggers plural
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Etymology
From the German surname Schwarzenegger, used generically after the fame of bodybuilder-turned-actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.