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chubby

adj
/ˈt͡ʃʌbi/

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.

  1. derived from kumben
  2. derived from kubbr
  3. derived from *cubbe✻

Definitions

  1. Of a person

    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

    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.

  3. 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?"
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference

      A 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!

    2. A type of thickly-padded fur jacket.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at chubby. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at chubby. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at chubby

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA