Chubby
[ˈtʃʌ.bi]Meaning
English word meaning plump and rounded, from chub, a short thick fish
Background Story
Chubby is recorded in English since 1611, formed from chub, a short, thick fish species used as bait, plus the suffix -y. Chub itself was used metaphorically from 1558 for a lazy person, and derives from an assibilated form of cub, meaning a lump, heap or mass, and cob, from Old Norse kubbr and kumbr, meaning block, stump or log. As a noun, chubby is chiefly gay slang for an overweight or obese gay man, and also denotes a type of thickly-padded fur jacket.
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