chonky

adjective

chon·​ky ˈchäŋ-kē 

ˈchȯŋ-

chonkier; chonkiest

1

informal : plump or chubby especially in an endearing way

—usually used of an animal

There's nothing more adorable than a chonky squirrel …

—Tiffany Midge

… an animal shelter shared pictures of him, in the hope he'd bag a new home. It turns out people love chonky cats, as the shelter was inundated with 3,000 requests …

—Natasha Hinde

@peony2021 commented, "It's not fair. They [bulldog puppies] should stay that little and chonky forever …"

—Liz O'Connell

2

informal : bulky, oversize

Big sound doesn't have to mean uglifying your living room with chonky and industrial-looking speakers.

—Adam Speight and Emily Peck

This isn't the kind of heavy, chonky charger that hangs awkwardly from the wall …

—Arol Wright

First off, can we talk about how chonky this chair is in the box? Trying to heave this furniture into my house is like carrying an uncooperative St. Bernard.

—Dave Irwin

Examples of chonky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In total, this hardware weighs 6.2 mg and uses 167 microwatts of power, which in theory could be suitable for a 10-mg flying robot, something about the size of a chonky gnat. —IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2022

There’s now a nice, chonky gap between us and January’s Omicron peak. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022

Read Brenda’s story about the chonky new Mac Studio. —Wired Staff, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

alteration of chunky

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined at sense 1