chubby

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŭbʹē, IPA: /tʃʌbi/, SAMPA: /"tSVbi/

  Rhymes: -ʌbi

Etymology

recorded since 1611, from chub (short, thick fish species, used as bait), used metaphorically for "lazy person" since 1558; perhaps influenced by Old Norse kumba "log" and/or kumben "stumpy."

Adjective

chubby (comparative chubbier, superlative chubbiest)

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

   Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.

2. Of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat.

   It's quite normal for healthy babies to have chubby cheeks.

Synonyms

• (person): chunky, plump, podgy, tubby
• (part of the body): chunky, plump, podgy

Derived terms

• chubbily
• chubbiness

Translations

of a person, somewhat fat

Bulgarian: пухкав (bg) Dutch: mollig, volslank Finnish: pullea (fi), pulska (fi) French: potelé (fr) m., dodu (fr) m.

Portuguese: rechonchudo (pt) m., gorducho (pt) m., roliço (pt) m. Russian: пухленький (ru) (púxlen'kij), круглолицый (ru), полнощёкий (ru) Spanish: gordito (es) m. Swedish: knubbig (sv), mullig (sv)

of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat

Dutch: mollig Finnish: pullea (fi)

French: dodu (fr) m., potelé (fr) m.

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These had been moved to the noun section; presumably they translate the first adjective sense. Hebrew: שמנמן (shmanman) m., שמנמנה (shmanmana) f. Portuguese: gorducho

Noun

chubby (plural chubbies)

1. A chubby, plump person
2. (slang) Especially a gay man.
3. (slang) An erection of the penis.

   Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts creaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!—Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Derived terms

• chub (plump person)
• chubby-chaser

Translations

chubby person

Dutch: dikkerdje n. Finnish: pullukka (fi)

French: dodu (fr) m.

erection

(girth-references only)

Dutch: stijve (nl) n.

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German: Dickerchen n.