The Rice University Neologisms Database

erg

1. noun the erg machine; clipping
   Clipping of ergometer. Exercise machine used to simulate the stroke of rowing. Also known as a stationary rowing machine.
    

   I love using the ergs at the gym to workout.

   Etymology : Clipping erg from ergometer from erg: unit of energy in the C.G.S. system, coined 1873 by the British Association for the Advancement of Science from Greek ergon "work."
   Source : Coach. August 2009.
2. verb to erg
   To use an erg. The act of rowing on a stationary rowing machine.
    

   I really hate erging when there's a lot of pressure from a test.

   Etymology : Zero derivation of the clipping erg from ergometer from erg: unit of energy in the C.G.S. system, coined 1873 by the British Association for the Advancement of Science from Greek ergon "work."
   Source : Coach. August 2009.