Dictionary Definition
chubby adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a
generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton;
"chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: buxom, embonpoint, plump, zaftig, zoftig] [also: chubbiest, chubbier]
User Contributed Dictionary
Adjective
- Of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat.
- It was obvious that the chubby child was eating too much.
- Of a part of the body, containing a moderate amount of fat.
- It's quite normal for healthy babies to have chubby cheeks.
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Translations
of a person, somewhat fat
- Finnish: pullea, pulska
- French: potelé
- Spanish: gordito
- Swedish: knubbig, mullig
of a body part, containing a moderate amount of
fat
- Finnish: pullea
Translations to be checked
These had been moved to the noun section; presumably they translate the first adjective sense.Noun
- In the context of "slang": A chubby person, especially a gay man.
- In the context of "slang": An erection of the penis.
- Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts creaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!—Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Derived terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adipose, ample, beefy, big-bellied, bloated, blocky, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, burly, buxom, chunky, corpulent, distended, dumpy, fat, fattish, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, heavyset, hefty, hippy, imposing, lusty, meaty, obese, overweight, paunchy, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, pudgy, puffy, pug, pugged, pursy, retrousse, roly-poly, rotund, round, roundabout, snub-nosed,
square, squat, squattish, squatty, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, stubbed, stubby, stumpy, swollen, thick-bodied, thickset, top-heavy, tubby, turned-up,
well-fed