abdominizer

English

From a brand name, coined as abdomin- +‎ -ize +‎ -er.

abdominizer (plural abdominizers)

Any type of exercise equipment designed to work the abdominal muscles.
- 1999, Ken Dychtwald, Healthy Aging: Challenges and Solutions, page 261:
  No matter how many "age-defying" wrinkle creams, miracle vitamins or "abdominizers" we buy for firming up and smoothing out, the reality is that the average number of birthday candles on the cake is rising.
- 2008, Tracie Ratiner, Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, page 161:
  "Miss Fortune was born in a place where hit singles, formats and abdominizers don't matter," said Moorer on her Web site, taking a playful swipe at Shania Twain's celebrated bare midriff.
- 2010, Kevin Laye, Positive Shrinking:
  Having read and digested the miso soup article, Jo was now looking at an advert for an 'abdominizer' machine that promised amazing results – 'lose both pounds and inches within weeks,' the ad proclaimed.
A person who exercises the abdominal muscles and dresses to show off their trim midriff.
- 1994, Keli Roberts, Keli Roberts' Fitness Hollywood: The Trainer to the Stars, page 278:
  The combination of losing body fat and doing these exercises make baring your midriff something to be proud of. Cher was the original abdominizer.
- 2003, Jose Javier Reyes, Porn Again: Midlife Outtakes and Mistakes, page ix:
  Yes, he is the walking, talking, jewelry-designing, filmmaking abdominizer.