gravitationally challenged

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gravitationally challenged

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An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged.

adjective more gravitationally challenged · most gravitationally challenged · gravitationally-challenged

euphemistic, humorous, of a person Fat. [T]he chunky Mr. Ackerman took to the stage. First he told fat jokes. . . . "I'm not fat. I'm gravitationally challenged."
Similar: horizontally challenged
euphemistic, humorous, often Of a person, having a poor sense of balance; subject to intervals of dizziness. Consider that the person asking is Mr. Bean, the diminutive, awkward, gravitationally challenged, accident-prone incarnation served up by Rowan Atkinson.

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@misc{gravitationally_challenged_2026,
  title = {gravitationally challenged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gravitationally%20challenged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}