"landwhale" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-landwhale.ogg Forms: landwhales [plural]
Etymology: From land + whale. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|land|whale}} land + whale Head templates: {{en-noun}} landwhale (plural landwhales)
  1. (slang, derogatory) An obese person. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Automobiles, Obesity, Vehicles Synonyms: fat person
    Sense id: en-landwhale-en-noun-TmMKiT07 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 74 26 Disambiguation of Obesity: 95 5 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (slang) An excessively large motor vehicle. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-landwhale-en-noun-Cknuq8nV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People Synonyms: land whale
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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