chubby

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈt͡ʃʌbi//
/[ˈt͡ʃʰʌ̈bi]/
//ˈt͡ʃɜbi//
/[ˈt͡ʃʰɜbi]/

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

adjective

1
Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.
Slowly Skye wrapped her arms around the chubby woman's frame and rested her head on Rita's chest drenched with perspiration.
2
Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.
It’s quite normal for babies to have chubby cheeks.
The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.

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.

noun

1
A chubby, plump person.
The chubby is the girl who cannot be fitted in the regular 7 to 14 size range because she is too stout. Sizes for these girls are 7*4 to 141/^, and are specially styled and designed to give them better proportions.
The chubby is especially taken for granted: "Hey, can you watch my purse while I dance?"
2
slangA chubby, plump person. An overweight or obese gay man.
3
slangA penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.
Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts screaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!
4
A type of thickly-padded fur jacket.

Forms

plural: chubbies
comparative: chubbier
superlative: chubbiest

chronicle · A written account of events and when they happened, ordered…chu · The sound of a kiss.Chu · A surname from Mandarin.

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

chuck · Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.Chuck · A form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American…chuckle · A quiet laugh.

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