"metabolically challenged" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-metabolically challenged.wav Forms: more metabolically challenged [comparative], most metabolically challenged [superlative]
Etymology: The second sense is an ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like "mentally challenged". Head templates: {{en-adj}} metabolically challenged (comparative more metabolically challenged, superlative most metabolically challenged)
  1. Having difficulty with metabolism. Translations (having difficulty with metabolism): aineenvaihduntahäiriöinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-metabolically_challenged-en-adj-GiyelrTY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'having difficulty with metabolism': 100 0
  2. (humorous, euphemistic, of a person) Dead. Tags: euphemistic, humorous
    Sense id: en-metabolically_challenged-en-adj-PI0LdVGm Categories (other): English euphemisms
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