delts

[ delts ]

plural noun

1. Informal. deltoid muscles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of delts¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

“My forearms are under attack, my triceps, biceps, my delts,” Foster said.

From Los Angeles Times

Rare is the queen who spends five days a week at the gym inflating masculine pecs, amplifying delts and defining abs — or, worse, ignoring altogether questions of style, anatomical or applied.

From Los Angeles Times

Candidate Rock is a little like Michael Bloomberg, but with more convincing platitudes and even better delts.

From New York Times

Instead of having to remember which muscles are your quads or your delts, or figure out how to target your triceps, you simply need to make a quick assessment.

From Scientific American

In the preppy tradition, they layer well; in the macho one, they highlight virtuous delts.

From The New Yorker