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Tubby

//ˈtʌbi// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    stout, rotund

    "Grace bent to her oars with a springing verve and force which made the tubby little boat draw towards the shore, the whispering lapse of water gliding under its sides all the while."

  2. 2
    Resembling a tub
  3. 3
    sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

    "a tubby violin"

Adjective
  1. 1
    short and plump wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An overweight person. derogatory, often, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tub + -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

Etymology 2

From tub + -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

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