# fatten the curve

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To fatten or gain weight due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fatten, the, curve.

## Etymology
A pun on flatten the curve.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fatten-the-curve