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Schwarzeneggerian

Definitions

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  • adjective imposing, large, and muscular

Etymologies

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Schwarzenegger +‎ -ian, derived from the eight-time Mr. Olympia and movie actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who was renowned for his impressive physique. The word was first coined in 1989 in The Indoctrination of Cassie, a short story by Joel Jenkins.

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Examples

  • Baron: "Schwarzeneggerian" is such an apropos word.

    Jacqueline Colette Prosper: Public Image Limited? 2008

  • The sparse audience was noticeably underwhelmed, as his robot lacked anything approaching a liquid metal structure or even a Schwarzeneggerian android physique.

    Nick Turse: Eco-Explosives, a Bleeding BEAR, and the Armani-Clad Super Soldier 2009

  • (He was billed as "Arnold Strong," appearing opposite the cinema's ur-nerd Arnold Stang, and another actor's voice was dubbed in after the editor gave up trying to decipher the Schwarzeneggerian accent.)

    Building Arnold 2008

  • And that the director chose that nuance for that line, so terribly acted even by Schwarzeneggerian standards, to scream "Cut!" and print to the big screen.

    "A Good Argument" 2006

  • Thanks to this reign of near-Schwarzeneggerian threat-punning, Ajemian faced a three-month spell in jail.

    Conan O’Brien’s Crazed Stalker Sometimes Works Repentance Booth 2008

  • "But the recent news highlights an issue that has long been whispered about in hip-hop as some performers have leaned ever more heavily on a Schwarzeneggerian body as part of their public image."

    Jacqueline Colette Prosper: Public Image Limited? 2008

  • He even looks less like an ogre and more, dare I say it, Schwarzeneggerian.

    YesButNoButYes: All Ogre Again 2007

  • As gay men grow more comfortable shrugging off gay-identified clothing and Schwarzeneggerian fitness standards, straight men are more at ease flaunting a degree of muscle tone seldom seen outside of a Men's Health cover shoot.

    June 2005 2005

  • "I have no clue," she says, before quickly adding with a touch of Schwarzeneggerian bravado.

    Arnold's Chief Barnstormer 2007

  • The sparse audience was noticeably underwhelmed, as his robot lacked anything approaching a liquid metal structure or even a Schwarzeneggerian android physique.

    Antiwar.com Original 2009

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