What does Kummerspeck mean?<\/strong> What does Kummerspeck literally translate to?<\/strong> Related to the noun der Kummer is the verb k\u00fcmmern<\/em>, which is a difficult verb to translate. To k\u00fcmmer<\/em> yourself with something is to concern yourself with it, take care of it, or otherwise attend to\/see to it. But there is often an element of worry to it. Here are some examples of the verb k\u00fcmmern<\/em> in use:<\/p>\n Wer k\u00fcmmert sich um die Hausarbeit? \u2013 Who\u2019s seeing to the housework?<\/em> Perhaps the word Kummerspeck refers to the fat gained by eating when we are overly concerned with something\/someone.<\/p>\n How would you use Kummerspeck in a sentence?<\/strong> What is the nearest equivalent English word?<\/strong> So if Kummerspeck<\/em> refers to the fat itself, is there a German word for the process of emotional eating, too? Of course there is.<\/p>\n Das Frustfressen<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nKummerspeck is the name for excess fat gained by emotional eating \u2013 specifically, the excessive eating people do in times of stress or sorrow.<\/p>\n
\nThis compound noun consists of two words. The first is der Kummer<\/em>, which refers to emotional pains like concern, worry, sorrow or anxiety. The second is der Speck<\/em>, which can either mean \u2018bacon\u2019 or \u2018fat\u2019. For instance, the word Babyspeck<\/em> means \u2018baby fat\u2019, and Winterspeck<\/em> means \u2018winter fat\u2019, while Fr\u00fchst\u00fccksspeck<\/em> refers to the Speck<\/em> (bacon) you eat for Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck<\/em> (breakfast). Most translations you\u2019ll see of Kummerspeck<\/em> say it means \u2018grief bacon\u2019. This is one, possible translation, but since the word refers to the fat itself (not the food eaten to make you fat), it is more likely to translate to something like \u2018grief fat\u2019 or \u2018sorrow fat\u2019. However, Speck is different to the German words Fett<\/em> (fat: noun), fett<\/em> (fat: adjective), and dick<\/em> (fat: adjective) because it refers to the fat found in meat – which is probably where the translation ‘grief bacon’ comes from.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/02\/bacon-1323412_960_720.jpg\")
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\nK\u00fcmmere dich um das nicht \u2013 Don\u2019t concern yourself with\/about that<\/em>
\nIch muss mich um die Kinder k\u00fcmmern \u2013 I need to see to the kids<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHere\u2019s an example from a headline in the Hamburger Abendblatt : Kummerspeck nach Ehe-Aus: Heidi Klum hat zugenommen<\/a> (‘Sorrow Fat following marriage breakup: Heidi Klum has put on weight’<\/em>)<\/p>\n
\nThere isn\u2019t a word that I know of to describe the fat itself, although the process is often called \u2018emotional eating\u2019 or \u2018emotional over-eating\u2019. Since we\u2019re dealing with Speck<\/em> (bacon), though, there is an English, food-related phrase used to describe cellulite on the legs: Cottage cheese thighs!<\/em><\/p>\n
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