メタボ

noun

metabolic syndrome

Medical abbreviation for メタボリックシンドローム. Used in health contexts, often in compounds like メタボ健診.

See also: メタボリックシンドローム

• メタボ健けん診しんで引ひっかかってしまった。

  I got flagged in the metabolic syndrome screening.

na-adjective

overweight; chubby

Colloquial extension referring to a person with a bulging waistline or being overweight, often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.

• 最さい近きんちょっとメタボになってきたかも。

  I might be getting a bit chubby lately.

• あの課か長ちょう、完かん全ぜんにメタボだよね。

  That section chief is totally overweight, isn't he.