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voluptuous
English
Etymology
From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuosus (“delightful”), from volupt?s (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /v??l?p.t?u.?s/
Adjective
voluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous)
- Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
- (of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive.
Synonyms
- (pleasurable sensation): luxurious
- (curvaceous): See Thesaurus:voluptuous or Thesaurus:sexy
Derived terms
- voluptuously
- voluptuousness
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- voluptuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- voluptuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- voluptuous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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chubby
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1611, from chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "lazy person”), an assibilated form of cub (“a lump, heap, mass”) and cob, from Middle English *cubbe (found only in derivative cubbel (“a block to which an animal is tethered”)), from Old Norse kubbr, kumbr (“block, stump, log”) and/or Old Norse kumben (“stumpy”), equivalent to chub +? -y. Cognate with dialectal Swedish kubbug (“fat, plump, chubby”). More at chub.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ch?b??, IPA(key): /?t??bi/
- Rhymes: -?bi
Adjective
chubby (comparative chubbier, superlative chubbiest)
- Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
- Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy, tubby
- 2010, Marsha Hubler, The Long Ride Home, Zonderkidz (?ISBN), page 97:
- Slowly Skye wrapped her arms around the chubby woman's frame and rested her head on Rita's chest drenched with perspiration.
- Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.
- Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy
Derived terms
- chubbily
- chubbiness
Translations
Noun
chubby (plural chubbies)
- A chubby, plump person
- 1949, R. Duffy Lewis, Dorothy Stote, How to build an infant's, girls' and teens' wear business: a manual for retailers and prospective shop owners
- The chubby is the girl who cannot be fitted in the regular 7 to 14 size range because she is too stout. Sizes for these girls are 7*4 to 141/^, and are specially styled and designed to give them better proportions.
- 2007, Jackie Guerra, Under Construction: How I've Gained and Lost Millions of Dollars and Hundreds of Pounds, New Amer Library (?ISBN)
- The chubby is especially taken for granted: "Hey, can you watch my purse while I dance?"
- 1949, R. Duffy Lewis, Dorothy Stote, How to build an infant's, girls' and teens' wear business: a manual for retailers and prospective shop owners
- (LGBT slang) An overweight or obese gay man.
- (slang) A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.
- Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts screaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!—Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Derived terms
- chub (plump person)
- chubby chaser
Translations
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