gymgasm

English

Etymology

From gym +‎ -gasm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gymgasm (plural gymgasms)

(informal) An orgasm (in women) induced by intensive exercise.
Synonym: coregasm
- 2018 February 7, Katie Bingham-Smith, “Women Are Having Exercise-Induced Orgasms, And We Are Intrigued”, in Scary Mommy‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-29:
  Doesn't this news totally make you want to run to the gym to get your rocks off while burning some calories just because we fucking can? I mean, I kind of want to join a gym just to have a few gymgasms and brag about it.
- [2022 December 20, Maggie Zhou, “Your Next Orgasm Could Be At… The Gym?”, in Refinery29‎^[2], archived from the original on 5 April 2024:
  Over on TikTok, people have been sharing their experiences of arse-clenching and overwhelming orgasms at the gym. Known as a coregasm or a gymgasm, these are exercise-induced climaxes — and they aren't sexual.]
- 2022 December 22, Megan Schaltegger, “Hello, Gymgasms Are a Thing and You Should Absolutely Learn to Make Them Happen for Yourself”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-04:
  Some people might be more prone to gymgasms than others—the stats alone will tell you that—but according to Dr. Jeffcoat, that might not necessarily be a good thing.
- 2023 October 17, Gigi Engle, “Hi, QQ: Why Am I Always So Horny?”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-24:
  In fact, in some cases, sweating it out at the gym can *literally* lead to an O. Ever heard of a gymgasm? Now you have 😏.