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pythons en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/ (US)
  • /ˈpaɪ.θənz/ (UK)

Etymology

From inflection of python.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of python
    form of python

pythons en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/ (US)
  • /ˈpaɪ.θənz/ (UK)

Etymology

Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
    • I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I will have the big 20-inch pythons! 2010, Mark Alvisi (quote from a reader), "Mark of a Champion", Muscular Development 47(1): 350

Synonyms

biceps (large muscles in the arm) · guns (large muscles in the arm)