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superfat

superfat

7.9
Being very overweight
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːpərˌfæt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : súpergordo (informal, ofensivo)
  • After indulging in holiday treats, I realized I had become quite superfat this season.

Examples

  • We are totes fat, we are superfat, and I do have a purple velvet cape. :)

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  • He joked about getting superfat from his love for pizza and ice cream.

  • Many people use the term superfat to describe their own struggles with being overweight.

Synonyms

obese
vssuperfat
126 3.8

Having too much body fat that can cause health problems

is more extreme and informal than this clinical term
overweight
vssuperfat
1 2.4

A condition of having more body fat than is healthy

is stronger and informal indicating extreme excess weight
1 5.5

Having extra fat around the waist

is general and more extreme used as informal slang for whole body fat
superobese
vssuperfat
  • Specialized
7.9

A person with a body weight much higher than is healthy

is informal slang for extreme fat rather than a medical label

Antonyms

314 1.0

Having little body fat and a slim shape

60 1.0

Thin and with little body fat

How Fat

superfat
  • Offensive
7.9
obese
126 3.8
fat
1.0
plump
44 2.7
chubby
  • Informal
61 1.0

Surface Forms

superfat positive
superfatter comparative
superfattest superlative

Morphology

superfat = fat (transparent) = super + fat

The informal/slang adjective is a clear intensification using super- + the adjective fat meaning 'very fat'.

Etymology

Superfat is formed from super- 'extra' plus fat 'fat', so a helpful way to remember it is that it simply means 'very fat'. That's why people use superfat informally to describe something or someone as extremely large, often in a joking way.