tubby
pronunciation
How to pronounce tubby in British English:
UK [ˈtʌbi]
How to pronounce tubby in American English:
US [ˈtʌbi]
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- Adjective:
- short and fat
Word Origin
- tubby (adj.)
- "shaped like a tub, corpulent," 1835, from tub + -y (2). The noun meaning "a fat person" is attested from 1891. Related: Tubbily; tubbiness.
Example
- 1. She was a short , tubby woman .
- 2. Do I know you , tubby ?
- 3. Our chef was a genial , slightly tubby man .
- 4. Now , why was that ? Tubby , why was that ?
- 5. You stand to make a lot of money , tubby tommy .