Kummerspeck

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German

Etymology

Kummer (grief, sorrow) +‎ Speck (layer of fat, bacon, adipose)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐˌʃpɛk/
  • Hyphenation: Kum‧mer‧speck
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Noun

Kummerspeck m (strong, genitive Kummerspecks or Kummerspeckes, no plural)

  1. (uncountable) excess weight or body fat gained due to emotional overeating
    • 2013, Sylvia Giesecke, Mord und andere Scherereien, neobooks (publ.).
      Tante Gertie hatte seit jeher mit leichtem Übergewicht zu kämpfen, doch seit der Trennung von Ihrem Lebensgefährten vor ungefähr acht Jahren, war eine Menge Kummerspeck dazugekommen. Diesen Kummerspeck verpackte sie in grellen T-Shirts und bunt gemusterten viel zu engen Leggins.
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