flab

Meanings

• noun

  Soft, flabby tissue; excess fat.

  - "He had a lot of flab around his waist."
  - "After the marathon, her muscles turned to flab."
  - "The flabby dough was difficult to work with."

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Synonyms

roll of fat , spare tire , spare tyre

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with flab
lab , tab , grab , rab , fab

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Variants

List of all variants of flab that leads to same result
flab , flabs

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'soft, limp, or flaccid,' flab comes from the Old English word flægan, meaning 'to flow.'

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Trivia

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1. Flab is not a medical term, but it is often used in medical contexts to describe excess fat or weakened muscles.

2. Flab is a common issue for people who live sedentary lifestyles or eat unhealthy diets.

3. There are various treatments and exercises designed to help reduce flab, including weightlifting, cardio, and massage.

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Related Concepts

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1. obesity: Flab is a common symptom of obesity, a condition characterized by an excess accumulation of body fat.

2. cellulite: Cellulite is a condition that causes areas of the skin to appear lumpy, dimpled, and flabby.

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Culture

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Flab is often associated with a lack of fitness or physical health. In literature, it has been used as a metaphor for weakness or lack of substance.

How to Memorize "flab"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a piece of jiggly, soft flesh to remember the meaning of flab.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word flab with soft, unhealthy, or jiggly.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word flab as 'fat, loose, and abundant body.'

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