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girl push-up en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A push-up exercise performed while balancing on one's knees.
   • Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions, with a little break in between, twice a day. Work your way up to 5-pound weights over time. Push-ups are another helpful exercise. You may want to start with girl's push-ups—on your knees—10 push-ups at a time. 2009, Maoshing Ni, Second Spring:
   • Imagine how embarrassing it was when the teacher made me do the girl push-ups because for the life of me I couldn't do the regular push-ups like the rest of the boys. One day I skipped school to escape the ridicule. 2007, Rajindra Narinesingh, The Writings of a Demi God:

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Synonyms

knee push-up · modified push-up