pec

See also: PEC, Pec, peć, pēc, peč, peč̣, peç, печ, and печь

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Pesisir with c as a placeholder.

Symbol

pec

1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Pesisir.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

Clipping of pectoral.

Noun

pec (plural pecs)

1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.

   He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.

   • 2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 March 2022:

     The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.

2. (birdwatching) Clipping of pectoral sandpiper.
   • 2016 August 1, Trevor Lee, “Another pec.”, in Lincsbirders‎ (blog), archived from the original on 1 January 2025:

     Greenshank, dunlins, common sand, snipe and blackwits accompanied the pec.

   • 2019 November 21, Stan Jarzynski, “Possible Pectoral Sandpiper”, in canberrabirds mailing list‎, archived from the original on 24 January 2025:

     I went back into my photos, and yes, on 13 Nov, I photographed both Sharpie and the Pec.

Derived terms

• pec bounce
• pec deck
• pec pop

Translations

a pectoral muscle

Finnish: rintalihas (fi)

Etymology 2

From Latin pecūnia (“money”).

Noun

pec (uncountable)

1. (UK, slang, obsolete, Eton College) Money.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• CEP, CPE, ECP, EPC, PCE, cep, pce