pipes

n.pl. the biceps or upper arms, especially large ones. Subjects: English, Slang

Editorial Note: A more common slang synonym is guns.

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Citations: 1994 [Josh Black] Usenet: alt.sex.motss (May 28) “A Guy’s Second Erotica Post”: Jeff was the body builder and got a big kick out of showing off his “pipes” to us at school. 1996 Andy Baggot Wisconsin State Journal (Nov. 15) “Wiersma Coming On Strong Uw Sophomore Builds A More Robust Outlook” p. 1B: Wiersma said she has not given in to the temptation to flex her pipes in front of the mirror mainly because there is more to this equation than muscle mass. [1997 Marty Gallagher Muscle & Fitness (Aug. 1) “Designing delts” vol. 58, no. 8, p. 114: Over the subsequent years, Melissa started to fill out with lean muscle; her young, male training partners started calling her “Pipes,” a begrudgingly respectful nickname that pays homage to her rock-hard guns and true training grit.] 2002 Lara McGlashan Muscle & Fitness (Nov. 1) “Best bi’s” vol. 63, no. 11, p. 108-113: I like to think of hardcore stuff when I’m training biceps, powerful words like “steel” and “iron”! I also like to envision powerful characters when I look at my pipes, like the Hulk and Wolverine. It fires me up! 2005 Robert Trigaux St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Mar. 30) “H&K’s handling sets a troubling standard”: Complaints allege Wright routinely asked some of the firm’s young associate women to “feel his pipes” or “feel his guns”—sexually suggestive slang for feeling his biceps.

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