デブ

See also: テープ

Japanese

Etymology

First cited to a text from c. 1919-1927.

A surface analysis suggests connection to similar words such as でぶでぶ (debudebu, “obese; obesely”, see there for details) and でっぷり (deppuri, “obese”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) デブ [déꜜbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [de̞bɯ̟]

Noun

デブ or でぶ • (debu) 

1. fat, chubby
2. fatty; fatso

Related terms

• でぶ専(せん) (debusen), デブ専(せん) (debusen): fat fetishism; chubby-chaser
• でぶっちょ (debutcho): fatty; butterball
• でぶでぶ (debudebu): fat
• デブる (deburu): to grow fat; to become fat

Further reading

• The デブ entry at Gogen Yurai Jiten (Etymology/Origin Dictionary)