tub of lard

Insulting weight comment

A tub of lard is a large container of rendered pig fat, used in cooking and baking.

The phrase serves as a crude insult for an overweight person, comparing their body to a vessel full of animal fat: Get off the couch, you tub of lard.

Related

tallow · corpulent · bloated · oil · slob · couch potato · barrel · fatso · rotund · caricature · exaggeration · suet · humor · overweight · shortening · bulky · pot belly · beer belly

Opposites
body type/weight

tub of lardbeanpole

Thin person or plant stake

bag of bones · stick figure · skeleton · rail · string bean

physical fitness/health

tub of lardgym rat

Compulsive exerciser, slangily

health nut · athlete · ripped · shredded · chiseled

evaluative tone (insult vs. compliment)

tub of lardGreek god

Hellenistic divine being

Adonis · hunk · beefcake · hottie · knockout

Family

tub, lard, tubs, tubbed, tubbing, lards, larded, larding, lardy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG