diabetes

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Meaning · English

Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.

Register: humorous, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

This milkshake is pure diabetes, as my friends and I agreed on as a joke when we first came to Black Tap.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “diabetes” mean?

Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.

Is “diabetes” formal or informal?

diabetes is generally humorous, slang.