supersizing
Going extra large
Supersizing is making something larger, especially upgrading a fast-food order to a bigger portion size.
The term spread from McDonald's promotional campaign in the 1990s.
It now applies broadly to any dramatic scaling up: supersizing your retirement savings, supersizing the military budget.
The practice carries connotations of American excess.
Increasing in size
- value mealBundled food at discount
- comboItems grouped together
- extra-largeLarger than large
- megaMillion-fold prefix
jumbo · grande · biggie · double · triple · refill · add-on · upgrade
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- growthIncrease in size
extension · inflation · augmentation · upscaling · stretching · widening · escalation · multiplication
Excess body fat condition
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
cholesterol · cardiovascular · metabolic · sedentary · portion control · nutrition · BMI · hypertension
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
immoderate · exorbitant · disproportionate · bloating · stuffed · gorging · bingeing · overconsumption
Vehicle-accessible service window
- McDonald'sGlobal fast food chain
- Burger KingFast food franchise
- Wendy'sFast food burger chain
- Big MacSignature fast-food sandwich
Whopper · fries · soda · fountain drink · nuggets · shake · takeout · fast casual
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- excessSurplus beyond need
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
branding · commodification · consumption · disposability · waste · abundance · affluence · indulgence
upsizing
Increasing in size
- value mealBundled food at discount
- comboItems grouped together
- extra-largeLarger than large
mega · jumbo · grande · biggie · double · triple · refill · add-on · upgrade · shareable
enlargement
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
growth · extension · inflation · augmentation · upscaling · stretching · widening · escalation · multiplication · maximizing
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
diabetes · cholesterol · cardiovascular · metabolic · sedentary · portion control · nutrition · BMI · hypertension · adipose
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
wastefulness · immoderate · exorbitant · disproportionate · bloating · stuffed · gorging · bingeing · overconsumption · too much
drive-thru
Vehicle-accessible service window
- McDonald'sGlobal fast food chain
- Burger KingFast food franchise
- Wendy'sFast food burger chain
Big Mac · Whopper · fries · soda · fountain drink · nuggets · shake · takeout · fast casual · KFC
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- excessSurplus beyond need
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
advertising · branding · commodification · consumption · disposability · waste · abundance · affluence · indulgence
- American diningdiners, free refills, doggy bag, tipping, hamburgers
- fast foodMcDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- guilty pleasuresguilty pleasures, junk food, fast food, comfort food, ice cream
- overeatingovereating, binge eating, gorging, gluttony, overindulgence
- obesity factorsfast food, junk food, soda, sedentary lifestyle, processed food
supersizingdownsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
shrinking · reducing · minimizing · scaling down · miniaturizing
supersizingdownsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
portion control · minimizing · limiting · halving · rationing
supersizingdownsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
streamlining · rightsizing · scaling back · cutting back · retrenching
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