Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninja gym

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
nin-ja -gym
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gym for obstacle course racing training, filled with NinjaWarrior/Sasuke-style obstacles as its exercise equipment.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

ninja gyms (plural)

Phrases

ninja show ninja tour

Frequently Paired Words

ninja show ninja tour

Questions

What does ninja gym mean?
A gym for obstacle course racing training, filled with NinjaWarrior/Sasuke-style obstacles as its exercise equipment.
Where does ninja gym come from?
From this style of obstacles being popularized by the Japanese aerobic sport competition obstacle course racing game show SASUKE which uses a ninja as its logo mascot. From the show being popularized in the English-speaking world as "Ninja Warrior" and having spin-offs across the world with variations on the name "Ninja Warrior". From competitors calling themselves "ninja", and building their own gyms for training, leading to businesses independent of the TV shows having such set-ups, and calling themselves ninja gyms.

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