flab
[ flab ]
/ flæb /
noun
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Origin of flab
First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from flabby
Words nearby flab
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Example sentences from the Web for flab
The 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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