chubby

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English

Etymology

Recorded since 1611, from chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "lazy person”), an assibilated form of cub (“a lump, heap, mass”) and cob, from Middle English *cubbe (found only in derivative cubbel (“a block to which an animal is tethered”)), from Old Norse kubbr, kumbr (“block, stump, log”) and/or Old Norse kumben (“stumpy”), equivalent to chub +‎ -y. Cognate with dialectal Swedish kubbug (“fat, plump, chubby”). More at chub.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŭbʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʊbi/
• Rhymes: -ʌbi

Adjective

chubby (comparative chubbier, superlative chubbiest)

1. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.

   Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy, tubby
2. Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.

   Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy

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Noun

chubby (plural chubbies)

1. A chubby, plump person
2. (chiefly gay slang) An overweight or obese gay man.
3. (slang) A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.
4. A type of thickly-padded fur jacket.

Derived terms

• chub (plump person)
• chubby chaser

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