Overweight Definition & Meaning

overweight
adjective
  1. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
noun
  1. the property of excessive fatness

"Overweight" in song lyrics

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  • "I'm anywhere from twenty to thirty-five pounds overweight"
    Brother Ali — Forest Whitiker
  • "There won't be no debate, my skills are overweight"
    Handsome Boy Modeling School f/ Dres — First.. and Then
  • "It started out slim but now it's overweight"
    Lil' Flip f/ C-Bo, Will Lean — I Don't Do Much

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