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He was a short man with a serious face, myopic, and tending toward portliness.

But it never came — not from Trump anyway, though critics have occasionally taunted the governor about his portliness on social media.

“So, what are we here, nothing? They say we’re dirty,” said Mr. Giménez, who calls himself “Nounourse,” or teddy bear, mocking his own portliness.

And let's be clear: Even if body-shaming was acceptable, Newt Gingrich would not be in a position to lecture someone else about portliness.

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He was broad of shoulder, and in his age he developed a portliness which only gave him more authority.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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