plumpkin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From plump +‎ -kin; the suffix is not normally productive, so likely formed under the influence of pumpkin.

Noun[edit]

plumpkin (plural plumpkins)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) A fat person.
    • 2019, Erich Goode, Deviant Behavior:
      On one FA's answering machine, he says, “Have you complimented a plumpkin today?”