chubby
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i adjective, chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
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| —adj , -bier, -biest | |
| (esp of the human form) plump and round | |
| [C17: perhaps from | |
| 'chubbiness | |
| —n | |
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Chubby
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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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chub(by) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Lots of dolls, especially one that cackled hysterically and kicked up her legs when you waved a hand near her chubby cheeks.
He had chubby cheeks and a jack-o'-lantern's triangular nose.
Groundhogs are chubby mammals with flattened heads, stubby legs and short, bushy tails.
Short and chubby, she always thought she was quite the beauty.
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