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sweat angel

noun

Etymology

From sweat + angel, modelled after snow angel.

  1. derived from angele
  2. derived from ἄγγελος — “messenger”
  3. inherited from *angil✻
  4. derived from angelus
  5. inherited from anġel
  6. inherited from aungel
  7. compounded as sweat angel — “sweat + angel”

Definitions

  1. A snow angel-shaped mark of sweat remaining on a surface (usually the ground) indicating…

    A snow angel-shaped mark of sweat remaining on a surface (usually the ground) indicating that one has perspired profusely, generally as a result of intense exercise.

    • Once resurrected from this 'dark place', as Georgia, a 26-year-old CrossFitter put it, the creation of a 'sweat angel' acts as a valued corporeal meritocratic marker.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA