Definition: A gym membership.

Sample usage: “I’d cancel my gymbership because I haven’t gone in weeks, but the shame I would feel is still greater than my shame for not going.”

Popularity: It’s a limber-sounding word, and it makes sense when you see it. When you hear it, not so much. “I got a gymbership!” “What?” “A gym membership.” “Have you lost anything yet?” “Well, so far, one syllable.”

 

JAMES LILEKS

 

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