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Chubbiness
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
chubby
1611, from chub (q.v.) the short, thick fish used as bait, used metaphorically for "lazy person" since 1558; perhaps influenced by O.N. kumba "log," kumben "stumpy."
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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