chubby

Example Sentences

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Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Think gingerbread men, only soft, chubby, and less fearful.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

He was the chubby kid at Sedbergh, told he would not make a county cricketer because he was not fit enough in the field.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

Mr. Hodge had called out Sarah Puchini’s name—the blond girl was standing over by Anthony Solbers, a chubby boy with pimples.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix