Informal or slang term meaning containing significant amounts of carbohydrates, or resembling or related to carbon.
From carb (shortening of carbohydrate) + -y (adjective suffix). A modern colloquial formation, primarily used in nutrition and fitness contexts.
The term 'carby' emerged from fitness culture where people discuss macronutrients—it's slang that reveals how modern nutrition science became part of everyday speech, the way 'protein' and 'calories' did in the 20th century.
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