Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Rounded and plump. synonym: fat.
- noun Informal A chubby person.
- noun Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Round and plump.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective   Of a person, slightly overweight , somewhatfat and hencesoft .
- adjective   Of a body part , containing a moderate amount of fat.
- noun   A chubby, plump person
- noun slang  Especially a gay man.
- noun slang  An erection of thepenis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								They use the word 'chubby' -- who are they referring to? Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011 
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								They use the word 'chubby' -- who are they referring to? Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011 
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								They use the word 'chubby' -- who are they referring to? Leslie Goldman: The Skinny Model Diet Leslie Goldman 2011 
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								“Or the shortest kid that people call ‘Stretch,’ or you call the chubby guy ‘Slim,’ or—” Just Add Magic Cindy Callaghan 2010 
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								Growing up I was called chubby or “big-boned” by adults. CSS: Shaping the New You Jack Canfield 2010 
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								Growing up I was called chubby or “big-boned” by adults. CSS: Shaping the New You Jack Canfield 2010 
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								Hi Pille, chubby is definitely better if it means more chocolate huh! Dear Santa Michele 2005 
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								Explaining why "Mr. Wonderful" was not turned off by her earlier physique, Ms. Voigt said that some men are what are called "chubby chasers." NYT > Home Page By ANTHONY TOMMASINI 2011 
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								She was a perfectly cherubic little girl that I affectionately called my chubby bunny. 
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								I remember that half-size was code for what was called chubby teen and childrens clothing. 
frangarnes commented on the word chubby
The pronunciation of the word chubby /'tʃʌbɪ/ is very similar to the pronunciation of the catalonian male name Xavi
October 21, 2007 
			
		
	
uselessness commented on the word chubby
Here, WeirdNet seems to be correct, but never more enjoyably so. ;-)
November 28, 2007 
			
		
	
reesetee commented on the word chubby
Heehee!
November 28, 2007