Kummerspeck

[ koo-mur-shpek ]

noun

1. the weight a person gains during a period of overeating due to unhappiness, depression, grief, or other emotional condition:

   I finally got over the anguish of my divorce, but my Kummerspeck doesn’t want to let go!

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kummerspeck¹

First recorded in 2015–20; from German: equivalent to Kummer “grief, sorrow, trouble” + Speck “bacon” (colloquially, “fat”)