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flab
[ flab ]
/ flæb /
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noun
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Origin of flab
First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from flabby
Words nearby flab
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How to use flab in a sentence
Army of the Dead’s chief flaw is that it’s just too long—too much of its muscle and bone is obscured by flab.
Netflix's Army of the Dead Is a Heaping Dish of Turn-Off-Your-Brain Entertainment|Stephanie Zacharek|May 21, 2021|TimeThe flab that you actually want to lose is fat, and that will only come off to the extent that you cut calories from what you eat.
Flabby, flab′i, adj. easily moved: soft, yielding: hanging loose.
He's as brown as a gipsy and not an ounce of flab about him.
Pearl of Pearl Island|John Oxenham
British Dictionary definitions for flab
flab
/ (flæb) /
noun
unsightly or unwanted fat on the body; flabbiness
Word Origin for flab
C20: back formation from flabby
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