Tubby
adjective
Someone or something that is short and fat.
That little tubby boy loves to run and play soccer.
Often appears as...
- tubby cat
- tubby boy
noun
A nickname for a person who is overweight.
Hey Tubby, are you joining us for workout today?
Often appears as...
- hey tubby
- look at tubby
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Someone or something that is short and fat.
That little tubby boy loves to run and play soccer.
Often appears as...
- tubby cat
- tubby boy
noun
A nickname for a person who is overweight.
Hey Tubby, are you joining us for workout today?
Often appears as...
- hey tubby
- look at tubby
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe someone's round body shape, focusing more on width than height.
The tubby man struggled to squeeze through the narrow doorway.
Pro Tip 2/3Light-Hearted Tone
Generally has a playful or affectionate tone when used among friends.
I teased my tubby cat as she rolled around on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Insult
It can be rude to call someone 'tubby' if they might be sensitive about their weight.
He apologized after calling his classmate a 'little tubby kid'.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe someone's round body shape, focusing more on width than height.
The tubby man struggled to squeeze through the narrow doorway.
Pro Tip 2/3Light-Hearted Tone
Generally has a playful or affectionate tone when used among friends.
I teased my tubby cat as she rolled around on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Insult
It can be rude to call someone 'tubby' if they might be sensitive about their weight.
He apologized after calling his classmate a 'little tubby kid'.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe someone's round body shape, focusing more on width than height.
The tubby man struggled to squeeze through the narrow doorway.
Pro Tip 2/3Light-Hearted Tone
Generally has a playful or affectionate tone when used among friends.
I teased my tubby cat as she rolled around on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Insult
It can be rude to call someone 'tubby' if they might be sensitive about their weight.
He apologized after calling his classmate a 'little tubby kid'.
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Quote examples
Laurie Graham
English Journalist
My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it's important not to give them false expectations.
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P. G. Wodehouse
English Writer
He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say 'when!
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I was a rather tubby youngster, which was a complete surprise to my family.
Quote examples
Laurie Graham
English Journalist
My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it's important not to give them false expectations.
Quote examples
P. G. Wodehouse
English Writer
He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say 'when!
Quote examples
Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I was a rather tubby youngster, which was a complete surprise to my family.
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