Definition of Chubby

1. Adjective. Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure. "Pleasingly plump"

Exact synonyms: Embonpoint, Plump
Similar to: Fat
Derivative terms: Chubbiness, Plumpness

Definition of Chubby

1. a. Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.

Definition of Chubby

1. Adjective. Of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat. ¹

3. Noun. A chubby, plump person ¹

4. Noun. (slang) Especially a gay man. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) An erection of the penis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chubby

1. plump [adj -BIER, -BIEST] : CHUBBILY [adv] - See also: plump

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chubby

chub mackerel
chub up
chuba
chubas
chubasco
chubascos
chubb
chubbed
chubbier
chubbies
chubbiest
chubbily
chubbiness
chubbinesses
chubbs
chubes
chubhead
chubis
chubs
chubster
chubsters
chubsucker
chubsuckers
chuchotage
chuck
chuck-full
chuck-will's-widow
chuck a dummy
chuck away

Literary usage of Chubby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois by Christiana Holmes Tillson (1919)
"Our dear Charley opened his eyes upon the rough cabin walls, and with his chubby fists in his mouth he looked—as Mother Kilpatrick declared— as if he was ..."

2. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"She was a little chubby, cheery, young wife, very fond of her husband, and very proud of her baby ; a good housewife, who delighted in making the house snug ..."

3. The Education of an Artist by Charles Lewis Hind (1906)
"CHAPTER XIII PERUGIA AND A chubby OLD GENTLEMAN CALLED PERUGINO To the historian of Italy Perugia stands for treachery and slaughter—the hill town, ..."

4. The Beauties of Henry Kirke White, Consisting of Selections from His Poetry by Henry Kirke White, Alfred Howard (1827)
"His wakeful task, he oft bethinks him sad Of wife and little home, and chubby lad, And the half-strangled tear bedews his eyes; I, on the deck, ..."

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