Gyno
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡaɪnoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gyno is a noun meaning (UK, US, Australia, informal) Clipping of gynecologist.
Meaning
(UK, US, Australia, informal) Clipping of gynecologist.
More Meanings
- (especially bodybuilding slang) Clipping of gynecomastia.
Example Sentences
These days online, there's Reddit groups like r/gynecomastia where people commiserate over their experiences, offer advice, and sometimes speculate about which celebs have had gyno surgery themselves.
Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids.
Word Forms
- gynos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gynecomast, gynecomastia, pseudogynecomastia, hypermastia, macromastia, gigantomastia.
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