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bicep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbaɪsɛp/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from biceps. In Latin, biceps is singular.

Meanings

  1. (proscribed, sometimes) A biceps.
    • My bicep, my poor little cluster of nearly muscle is being pressed into a funsize turkey nugget and I’m starting to perhaps regret my outing with this bunch of Brentford fans who have that slightly edgier reputation. 2009, Spencer Austin, “The Macc Daddy”, in I Am the Gloryhunter: One Man’s Quest for the Ultimate Football Season, Know The Score, →ISBN, pages 185–186:

Forms

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biceps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bicep curl · biceped

Relateds

tricep