chubby

adjective

chub·​by ˈchə-bē How to pronounce chubby (audio)
chubbier; chubbiest
: somewhat fat : plump
a chubby child
a baby with chubby cheeks
Chubby, crackly egg rolls with chicken, beef, or vegetables are deep-fried to order …Mike Sula
chubbiness noun

Examples of chubby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What was once avant-garde (the pantaloon, the stirrup, the male stocking, the chubby old manager inexplicably kitting up in full uniform) has become passé. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 This chubby stick is not only a two-in-one in terms of makeup function, but also in design, featuring the stick product on one end and a dense buffing brush on the other. Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023 Billboards all over Indonesia show cartoons of a doe-eyed and chubby Mr. Prabowo together with Mr. Gibran. Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024 The chubby doe-foot applicator was a surprise, but the wand still allowed for precise application without excess product smearing onto my lips. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 18 Jan. 2024 Nearby, a chubby common yellowthroat bounced about in a thicket of reeds at the edge of a pond, singing his happy tune. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023 Aunt Harry dug her hard brown fingers into Mrs. Klein’s chubby pink wrists and shook her face with a strange mirth, as though the Holy Ghost had touched her. Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023 Photograph: Sinna Nasseri Long Beach proved to be a hostile environment for a chubby kid whose poor English marked him as an outsider. WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023 First launched by the National Park Service in 2014 as Fat Bear Tuesday, Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament-style bracket competition where the public votes for their favorite chubby bear. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

chub

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chubby was in 1722

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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chubby. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chubby

adjective
chub·​by ˈchəb-ē How to pronounce chubby (audio)
chubbier; chubbiest
: plump entry 5
a chubby baby
chubbiness noun

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