# Pickwickian syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

## Etymology
Named after Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, one of whose characters is a sleepy fat boy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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