pythons

See also: Pythons

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ.θənz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Etymology 1

From inflection of python.

Noun

pythons

1. plural of python

Etymology 2

Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.

Noun

pythons pl (plural only)

1. (bodybuilding, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
   • 2010, Mark Alvisi (quote from a reader), "Mark of a Champion", Muscular Development 47(1): 350

     I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I will have the big 20-inch pythons!

Synonyms

• (large muscles in the arm): biceps, guns

Anagrams

• phytons, typhons

French

Noun

pythons m

1. plural of python

Anagrams

• typhons