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chubby

[chuhb-ee] Origin

chub·by

[chuhb-ee]
adjective, -bi·er, -bi·est.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.

Origin:
1605–15; chub + -y1

chub·bi·ly, adverb
chub·bi·ness, noun


pudgy, heavy, fleshy, roly-poly.


lean, svelte, thin, skinny.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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chubby (ˈtʃʌbɪ)
 
adj , -bier, -biest
(esp of the human form) plump and round
 
[C17: perhaps from chub, with reference to the plump shape of the fish]
 
'chubbiness
 
n

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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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Slang Dictionary

chub(by) definition


  1. n.
    an erection. (Usually objectionable.) : He always gets a chubby when he doesn't need it and never when he does.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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