Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autobesity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tobe-si-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation of cars being too big and heavy, taking too much space and causing road safety and pollution problems.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He said the aim was "to focus on an absurdity: auto-besity ... the inexorable growth in the weight and size of vehicles circulating in our cities, and particularly in Paris"."
"Health authorities have waged a war on obesity for years. Now, in an effort to curtail the rise of big cars such as S.U.V.s and cut down on pollution, Paris has declared a war on "auto-besity." Its first step is to charge drivers more to park the vehicles — a move that could eventually hit car companies."
"I fear we are not as smart as the French. Do not be surprised if the next trend in autobesity coming from the USA is people buying tanks. A mammoth machine equipped with a big gun, just what monster SUV owners dream of."

Etymology

Blend of auto- + obesity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

carcentrism

Questions

What does autobesity mean?: The situation of cars being too big and heavy, taking too much space and causing road safety and pollution problems.
Where does autobesity come from?: Blend of auto- + obesity.

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