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    fubsy
    /ˈfʌbzi/

    adjective

    • 1. fat and squat. informal British

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fubsyFubsy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : chubby and somewhat squat. Word History. Etymology. obsolete English fubs chubby person. First Known Use. 1780, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of fubsy was in 1780. See more words from the same year. Articles Related to fubsy. 10 Words We'd Like to See Used More... Dictionary Entries Near fubsy. fubar. fubsy.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › fubsyFubsy - definition of fubsy by The Free Dictionary

    Define fubsy. fubsy synonyms, fubsy pronunciation, fubsy translation, English dictionary definition of fubsy. adj. fub·si·er , fub·si·est Chiefly British Slang Somewhat fat and squat. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › fubsyFUBSY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    adjective. archaic. short and stout; squat. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFUBSY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    fubsy in British English. (ˈfʌbzɪ ) or fubby (ˈfʌbɪ ) adjective Word forms: -sier, -siest, -bbier, -bbiest. archaic or dialect. short and stout; squat. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from obsolete fubs plump person.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › fubsyfubsy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · A fubsy, good-humoured, laughing, silly […] old maid. 1833 , anonymous author, Frank Orby , page 11 : “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”

  7. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishFUBSY - Definition in English - bab.la

    UK /ˈfʌbzi/ adjective Word forms: fubsier, fubsiest (British English, informal) fat and squat Examples The fubsy man waddled forward, nearly half the height of the beautiful woman, and merely stared at the stranger who seemed to be seven feet tall.