kegel
See also: Kegel
English
Etymology
After Arnold Kegel. The surname is of German origin; see Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”).
Noun
kegel (plural kegels)
- The pubococcygeal muscles.
- 1999 July 19, Hendrik Hertzberg, “The Parent Trap”, in The New Yorker:
- The parenting magazines are on a higher moral plane than the how-to-get-a-guy magazines, just as a man going home to his wife and children (or a woman breast-feeding a baby) is on a higher moral plane than a man out trolling for nookie (or a woman flexing her Kegels in preparation for a date).
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- A contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them.
- 2014 July 14, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Pelvic Exercises for Men, Too”, in The New York Times:
- Done for a few minutes a day, Kegels can ease childbirth, help with recovery, prevent incontinence — even improve your sex life.
- 2020 August 7, Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (lyrics and music), “WAP”, Atlantic Records:
- Hop on top, I wanna ride / I do a kegel while it's inside
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Derived terms
- kegel balls
Verb
kegel (third-person singular simple present kegels, present participle kegeling, simple past and past participle kegeled)
- To clench one's perineum and pelvic muscles.
- 2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times:
- To future appointments, I wear a skirt and thigh-highs so that I can Kegel with my outfit intact.
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Anagrams
- Gleek, gleek
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kēgel, from Old Dutch *kegil, from Proto-Germanic *kagilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeː.ɣəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ke‧gel
- Rhymes: -eːɣəl
Noun
kegel m (plural kegels, diminutive kegeltje n)
- cone
- bowling pin
- (usually in the diminutive) cone cell (in the retina)
Derived terms
- ijskegel
- kegelen
- kegelrob
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *kegil, from Proto-Germanic *kagilaz.
Noun
kēgel or kêgel? m
- cone, wedge
- bowling pin
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- kēgelen
Descendants
- Dutch: kegel
- Limburgish: kieëgel (suggests a form with ê)
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “kegel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN