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globesity

noun

globesity

noun

Etymology Blend of globe + obesity. Coined by the World Health Organization in 2001.

1

The worldwide obesity epidemic.

  • "Globesity" has consumed much of the planet, with more than 1 billion adults overweight or obese.2010 March 13, Claudia Kalb, “Culture of Corpulence”, in Newsweek:

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