- fubsy
- adjective Etymology: obsolete English fubs chubby person Date: 1780 chubby and somewhat squat
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fubsy
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fubsy — [fub′zē] adj. fubsier, fubsiest [< obs. fub, plump child] Brit. fat and squat; plump … English World dictionary
Fubsy — Fubby Fub by, Fubsy Fub sya. Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] A fubsy, good humored, silly . . . old maid. Mme. D Arblay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fubsy — /fub zee/, adj., fubsier, fubsiest. Brit. Dial. short and stout. [1770 80; obs. fubs, fub chubby person + Y1; cf. S4, SY] * * * … Universalium
fubsy — adjective /ˈfʌb.sɪ/ short and stout; low and wide … Wiktionary
fubsy — adj. short and fat, short and stout … English contemporary dictionary
fubsy — [ fʌbzi] adjective (fubsier, fubsiest) Brit. informal fat and squat. Origin C18: from dialect fubs small fat person , perh. a blend of fat and chub … English new terms dictionary
fubsy — fub·sy … English syllables
fubsy — fub•sy [[t]ˈfʌb zi[/t]] adj. si•er, si•est brit. short and stout • Etymology: 1770–80; obs. fubs, fub chubby person + y I; cf. s IV, sy … From formal English to slang
fubsy — /ˈfʌbzi/ (say fubzee) adjective Colloquial short and fat; stumpy. {origin unknown} …
fubsy — adj. (fubsier, fubsiest) Brit. fat or squat. Etymology: obs. fubs small fat person + Y(1) … Useful english dictionary
