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spandex

[ span-deks ]

/ ˈspæn dɛks /

noun Chemistry.

a synthetic fiber composed of a long-chain polymer, used chiefly in the manufacture of garments to add elasticity.

Origin of spandex

First recorded in 1955–60; anagram of expands

Words nearby spandex

span-new, span., spanakopita, spancel, spandau, spandex, spandrel, spang, spangle, spangled glass, spanglish

Example sentences from the Web for spandex

A spandex mask stretched over his face, covering his eyes and nose.

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No one really wants to see how a good person grows into a good person in spandex who fights for justice.

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Rather, she shows us: that spandex clad ass twerking in the jungle, surrounded by a feral pack of similarly well fed asses?

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Ben Affleck can be an adequately chisel-jawed buffoon in spandex.

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All replete with spandex, stage lights, and coconut water vendors galore.

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British Dictionary definitions for spandex

spandex

/ (ˈspændɛks) /

noun

a type of synthetic stretch fabric made from polyurethane fibre

Word Origin for spandex

C20: coined from an anagram of expands