Plumpy

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fat person or thing. informal

    "The most famous of all the animals of Mauritius is a large, gentle dove. A remarkably large dove, in fact: its weight is closest to that of a well-fed turkey. Its wings long ago gave up the idea of lifting such a plumpy off the ground, and withered away into decorative little stumps."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Plump; fat; sleek.

    ""We're here t' greet ye," piped a plumpy little girl, pulling at Cal's sleeve."

Example

More examples

""We're here t' greet ye," piped a plumpy little girl, pulling at Cal's sleeve."

Etymology

From plump + -y.

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