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Definition of pecs - 6 dictionary results

pecs

[peks]
–plural noun Informal.
pectoral muscles.

Origin:
1965–70; by shortening

Pécs

[peych]
–noun
a city in SW Hungary. 163,000.
German, Fünfkirchen.
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pec   (pěk)   
n.   Slang
A pectoral muscle. Often used in the plural: "Beneath those pecs there beats a heart" (Leon Wieseltier).
Pécs   (pāch)   
A city of southwest Hungary near the Croatian border south-southwest of Budapest. It was a Celtic settlement and later the capital of a Roman province. Population: 157,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
pecks [pɛk(t)s]

and pecs; pects
  1. n.
    the pectoral muscles. (From weightlifting and bodybuilding.) : Look at the pecks on that guy!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
pecs
pectoral muscles
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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