as in plump
having an excess of body fat
in America, Santa Claus is portrayed as a jolly but tubby older gentleman
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Recent Examples of tubby
The structure is like a planetary system with its multiple characters and fascinating satellites: his best friend Ruprecht, a tubby genius; Lori, his unrequited love; Carl the psychopath; Howard the Coward; Father Green a.k.a.
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Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Colin Farrell’s Penguin Is Different From The Comics The original Batman villains were mostly made up of gangsters, and the Penguin first appeared in the early 40’s as a tubby man in a tuxedo and monocle, wielding a variety of gadgets inside his iconic umbrella.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Heavy, ample, plump, tubby—these might as well be curse words.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
This gives it the slight grace of a drawer without sacrificing the functionality of a big tubby bin.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
After a long day of tail wagging, tubby rubbing, and shoe chewing, your dog deserves a comfortable place to rest.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
The 65-minute family show sees A.A. Milne‘s tubby little cubby brought to life along with his furry friends.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
These spirits, or at least the pair of figurines representing them, were too tubby to fit through the door to their new spirit house at the Baan Pitak condominium in Bangkok.
—Adam Dean, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2020
The hot, fit, loving family who knows how to build a house by hand, or the tubby middle-aged broad who can’t even drive stick?
—Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2020
Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Colin Farrell’s Penguin Is Different From The Comics The original Batman villains were mostly made up of gangsters, and the Penguin first appeared in the early 40’s as a tubby man in a tuxedo and monocle, wielding a variety of gadgets inside his iconic umbrella.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Heavy, ample, plump, tubby—these might as well be curse words.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
This gives it the slight grace of a drawer without sacrificing the functionality of a big tubby bin.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
After a long day of tail wagging, tubby rubbing, and shoe chewing, your dog deserves a comfortable place to rest.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
The 65-minute family show sees A.A. Milne‘s tubby little cubby brought to life along with his furry friends.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
These spirits, or at least the pair of figurines representing them, were too tubby to fit through the door to their new spirit house at the Baan Pitak condominium in Bangkok.
—Adam Dean, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2020
The hot, fit, loving family who knows how to build a house by hand, or the tubby middle-aged broad who can’t even drive stick?
—Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubby
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Some winners: Hyaluronic acid draws water into the skin to keep it plump and hydrated.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate shrimp scampi offers perfectly plump shrimp in a garlicky, lemony, white wine sauce.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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With less water and more body fat than men, Whyte explains that alcohol becomes more concentrated in a woman’s system, leading to faster intoxication and prolonged exposure to its effects.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 13 Jan. 2025
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Unlike carbohydrates and fat—the other two macronutrients—protein doesn’t come with the same kind of cultural stigma.Kari Sonde, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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By midnight, the wolf moon should glow bright and round overhead before disappearing at sunrise into the western horizon.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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In other first round playoff games, the Houston Texans play host to the surging Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday and the Denver Broncos will visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in the final AFC game.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Tubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubby. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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