What is the difference between chubby and chunky?
chubby | chunky | Synonyms |
Of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
Of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat.
A chubby, plump person
An overweight or obese gay man.
(slang) An erection of the penis.
having chunks
(euphemistic, of a person) fat
Chunky is a synonym of chubby.
As adjectives the difference between chubby and chunky
is that chubby is of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft while chunky is having chunks.As nouns the difference between chubby and chunky
is that chubby is a chubby, plump person while chunky is alternative form of lang=en Native American game.chubby
English
Adjective
(er)- Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.
- It's quite normal for healthy babies to have chubby cheeks.
Synonyms
* (person) chunky, plump, podgy, tubby * (part of the body) chunky, plump, podgyDerived terms
* chubbily * chubbinessNoun
(chubbies)- Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts creaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!—
Derived terms
* chub (plump person) * chubby chaserchunky
English
Etymology 1
chunk + -yAdjective
(en-adj)- I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
- I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.