slimnasticsn.
/slɪmˈnastɪks/ U.S.
With singular agreement. (See quots. 19701, 19702.)
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making > as part of program
slimming1931
slimnastics1967
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems
callisthenics1827
Swedish gymnastics1890
monkey drill1895
Swedish movements1899
Swedish exercises1912
Swedish drill1916
sexercise1942
jogging1948
isometrics1962
dancercise1967
slimnastics1967
aerobics1968
aquacise1968
survival1972
popmobility1974
plyometrics1975
Jazzercise1976
Pilates1981
Callanetics1984
boxercise1985
step aerobics1985
survivalism1985
box aerobics1987
cardio1987
step1989
spinning1994
1967 New Yorker 22 Apr. 138/2 The calendar on the Community Center bulletin board lists citizenship classes, pinochle and bridge games,..‘slimnastics’, ceramic classes, and dances of the Teen Club.
1970 M. Pei Words in Sheep's Clothing ii. 12 ‘Slimnastics’ (gymnastics that slim you down).
1970 Nottidge & Lamplugh Slimnastics i. 9 ‘Slimnastics’ is a combination of slimming and gymnastics in a group.
1979 Honolulu Advertiser 8 Jan. a4/3 Women's Slimnastics Classes.
1983 N.Y. Times 12 Jan. b 2/5 In a gymnasium, 40 women were exercising in a ‘slimnastics’ class.
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