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globesity en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: