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Kegel¹

noun Kegels

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kegel

    Similar: Kegel exercise

kegel²

Where it comes from

After Arnold Kegel. The surname is of German origin; see Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”).

noun kegels

  1. The pubococcygeal muscles. 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).
  2. A contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them. Done for a few minutes a day, Kegels can ease childbirth, help with recovery, prevent incontinence — even improve your sex life.

verb kegels · kegeling · kegelling · kegeled · kegelled

  1. intransitive To clench one's perineum and pelvic muscles. To future appointments, I wear a skirt and thigh-highs so that I can Kegel with my outfit intact.

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@misc{kegel_2026,
  title = {kegel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kegel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}