pythons
plural of python
Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.
pythons pl (plural only)
(bodybuilding, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
• (large muscles in the arm): biceps, guns
• phytons, typhons
Pythons
plural of Python
• phytons, typhons
Source: Wiktionary
Py"thon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near Delphi by Apollo, Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidæ. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake.
Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies.
2. A diviner by spirits. "[Manasses] observed omens, and appointed pythons." 4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
