chubby
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- enPR: chŭbʹē, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/
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- (Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʊbi/
- Rhymes: -ʌbi
Adjective
[edit]chubby (comparative chubbier, superlative chubbiest)
- Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
- 2010, Marsha Hubler, The Long Ride Home, Zonderkidz, →ISBN, page 97:
- Slowly Skye wrapped her arms around the chubby woman's frame and rested her head on Rita's chest drenched with perspiration.
- Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.
- 1867, Ivan Sergheïevitch Turgenef [i.e., Ivan Turgenev], chapter I, in Eugene Schuyler, transl., Fathers and Sons […], New York, N.Y.: Leypoldt and Holt, →OCLC, page 1:
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of a person, somewhat fat
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of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat
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Noun
[edit]chubby (plural chubbies)
- A chubby, plump person.
- 1947, Girls' and Teens' Merchandiser: The National Trade Magazine for the Girls' and Teens' Industrypage=31:
- Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or green, odd or off shades of rust, lavender, and other colors in the fashion cycle are now adapted in designing. Designers themselves have learned that the chubby is more truly eager for a fashionable dress […]
- 1949, R. Duffy Lewis, Dorothy Stote, How to build an infant's, girls' and teens' wear business: a manual for retailers and prospective shop owners:
- 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.
- 2007, Jackie Guerra, Under Construction: How I've Gained and Lost Millions of Dollars and Hundreds of Pounds, New American Library, →ISBN:
- The chubby is especially taken for granted: "Hey, can you watch my purse while I dance?"
- (slang) A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.
- 2006, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby:
- 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!
- A type of thickly-padded fur jacket.
Derived terms
[edit]- chub (plump person)
- chubby chaser
Translations
[edit]chubby person
erection — see boner
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