porking up
Packing on pounds
Porking up means gaining weight, especially noticeably or rapidly.
The phrase draws on the association of pigs with fatness: He's been porking up since he quit smoking.
Like other weight-gain expressions, it can be self-deprecating or insulting depending on context.
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- junk foodLow-nutrition processed snacks
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- spare tireEmergency replacement wheel
fat-shaming · gluttony · food coma · stereotype · bloating · binge eating · comfort eating · portion control · overloading · sedentary lifestyle · couch potato · pigging out · piling up · slang · idiom · second helpings · euphemism · weight gain
body weight change direction
porking upslimming down
Reducing body weight
losing weight · wasting away · shrinking · melting away · withering
physical fitness trajectory
porking upslimming down
Reducing body weight
shaping up · sculpting · cutting · dieting · exercising