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feel the burn

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Etymology

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The phrase was popularized by actress Jane Fonda in her highly successful 1980s aerobic exercise videotapes.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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feel the burn (third-person singular simple present feels the burn, present participle feeling the burn, simple past and past participle felt the burn)

  1. (sports) To feel the burning sensation arising in a muscle being intensely exercised; often used as an exhortation to extend oneself in physical exercise.
    • 2014, Michael Hastings, The Last Magazine, Penguin, →ISBN:
      Feel the burn!” Norm says, as Peoria lies over on a reverse lateral pulley system, ass up high, knees jerking back with the weight of fifty-five pounds.
  2. (sex) To feel the vaginal or anal pleasure or burn felt during sexual intercourse.

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