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Webster 1913 Edition

Chubby

Chub′by

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Adj.
Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.
“Chubby faces.”
I. Taylor.

Definition 2024

chubby

chubby

English

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.

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of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat

Noun

chubby ‎(plural chubbies)

  1. A chubby, plump person
  2. (LGBT slang) An overweight or obese gay man.
  3. (slang) 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!—Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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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 Swedish dialectal kubbug ‎(“fat, plump, chubby”). More at chub.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chŭbʹē, IPA(key): /ˈtʃʌbi/
  • Rhymes: -ʌbi

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