mehrgewichtig
German
editEtymology
editMehrgewicht + -ig or mehr + gewichtig
Adjective
editmehrgewichtig (strong nominative masculine singular mehrgewichtiger, not comparable)
- (neologism, nonstandard, euphemistic, uncommon) overweight, obese, morbidly obese
- Synonyms: (standard) übergewichtig, fettleibig
Usage notes
edit- Used chiefly by activists of the fat acceptance community and deniers of the strong correlation between overweight and mortality.
Declension
editPositive forms of mehrgewichtig (uncomparable)