pecs

¹

[ peks ]

plural noun

, Informal.

1. pectoral muscles.

Pécs

²

[ peych ]

noun

1. a city in SW Hungary.

Pécs

/ peːtʃ /

noun

1. an industrial city in SW Hungary: university (1367). Pop: 158 942 (2003 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pecs¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

I scanned his prominent pecs and tense arms.

From Los Angeles Times

On the flip side, we also never believe that hapless Oliver would have those pecs.

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

So are his eyes, his mane, his pecs, his knuckles.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson also suggested the leaders "show them our pecs".

From BBC