Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Spirited vigor.
  • noun Physical or sexual attractiveness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun informal, uncountable Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
  • noun informal, uncountable Sex appeal.
  • noun countable A bassy grunting or thudding sound.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the activeness of an energetic personality
  • noun attractiveness to the opposite sex

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Expressive of exertion.]

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  • Whaaaat? Where did that definition come from??

    December 7, 2007

  • Your guess is as good as mine!

    December 7, 2007

  • Holy mackerel, WeirdNet's gone weird!! (Actually, for WeirdNet, it's quite normal.)

    December 8, 2007

  • It is normal, isn't it? I think WeirdNet's slightly perverted. I like that in a dictionary. ;-)

    December 9, 2007

  • Has anyone compiled all the WeirdNet specials into a list yet?

    October 14, 2008

  • Well, we're tagging them...

    October 14, 2008