Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A synthetic fiber or fabric made from a polymer containing polyurethane, used in the manufacture of elastic clothing.
- adj. Of or relating to spandex or its elastic qualities.
Wiktionary
- n. a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity
- n. clothing made from such material
WordNet 3.0
- n. an elastic synthetic fabric
Etymologies
- Coined as an anagram of the word expands (Wiktionary)
- Alteration of expand. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Some people find men running around in spandex pants with feathers on them and no shirt a tad extreme for kids to be looking up to.”
“Is it the music or the snakeskin spandex britches?”
“The rest were in spandex and costumes (many without helmets): Darwin runner ups for sure.”
“When the surface area of the body covered in spandex exceeds 30 percent, the person becomes a "cyclist".”
“Nothing says Shakespeare better than modern-day superheroes bumping uglies in spandex, eh?”
“Creepy “It” clown or Josh in spandex throwing a football?”
“Of course you can still buy the Marvel and DC funnybooks with heroes in spandex costumes, which I love, but even they are trying to tell deeper, more compelling and more human stories instead of concentrating on the bad-guy beating of the week.”
“Just imagining Cantor and Boner in spandex and sequins with glorified flashlights dancing through the chambers.”
“All I know is that they will have someone of the female persuasion in spandex and short shorts.”
“No one can tell who your are or what kind of wife you would be by your body outlined tightly in spandex, but your face should be your focus.”
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘spandex’.
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Odd Anagrams
Sets of anagrams that have contrasting or related meanings.
casual, causal, parental, paternal, prenatal, atoners, senator, treason, listen, silent, dictionary, indicatory and 110 more...
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Words For Novel (Part 3)
fibers, gypsy, polymer, schism, syphilitic garden..., holocaust, scrutinant, contemplate, aftermath, consequence, deadlock, impasse and 170 more...
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kitkatney's list
Words that just plain sound weird.
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curligirli0's Words
crapulous, swish, shiatsu, zen, xenoglossy, nincompoop, loquacious, pianissimo, onomatopoeia, imperturbable, silky, hosanas and 379 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
cellophane, aspirin, butterscotch, escalator, heroin, kerosene, thermos, yo-yo, zipper, dry ice, email, freeware and 106 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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yardage
types of fabric
cotton, wool, silk, linen, rayon, nylon, spandex, lycra, lurex, goretex, challis, brocade and 77 more...
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anagrams
kilter, kitler, spandex, expands, cotinine, nicotine, monday, dynamo, tergiversation, interrogatives, internationalism, interlaminations and 6 more...
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