hippy

adjective

Definition of hippynext
as in paunchy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hippy
  1. paunchy
  2. potbellied
  3. dumpy
  4. flabby
  5. squat
  6. stubby
  7. burly
Adjective
  • In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There isn’t much room in this palette for public pools or paunchy, suburban retirees.
    — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of paunchy
Adjective
  • An inquisition of potbellied priests stood at the side of the road.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of potbellied
Adjective
  • And this is in a nice, pretty on-campus facility, not the old, dumpy Astrodome (although the Astrodome is still up, which is another story).
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Sunday brings the end of another dumpy Miami Dolphins season, but not to the problems needing solutions or the organizational mess that demands more than a offseason cleanup on Aisle 5.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of dumpy
Adjective
  • Earlier suitors were sometimes flabby; the crew was not always in tip-top shape.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Without constant reinforcement, these muscles will atrophy, and when real tyranny arrives, the flabby citizen will be powerless to resist.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of flabby
Adjective
  • The researchers found that mortality benefits plateaued after about 120 minutes per week, meaning extra time at the squat rack did not translate to further gains in life expectancy.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The linebacker went straight into the squat rack afterward, and his hips and legs moved more easily.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of squat
Adjective
  • These mushrooms are instantly recognizable for their fat, puffy shape and stubby stems that are often as wide as—if not wider than—the caps.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her elder brother, by now accustomed to this playact, held out a rough hand with stubby fingers.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stubby
Adjective
  • Though his onscreen appearances are brief, Momoa’s face looks fierce superimposed over a burly green body with pointed fangs and sharp claws.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • My new friend is a mountain of a man — over 6-foot-6 and burly.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Definition of burly
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