Chubby vs Flabby - What's the difference?
chubby | flabby |
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.
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh .
* {{quote-journal
, date = 1867-12-28
, title = External Manual Pressure during Labour
, first = John
, last = Wades
, journal = The British Medical Journal
, volume = 2
, page = 601
, pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=RxRAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA601&dq=flabby
, passage = My attention was accidentally drawn to this aid, some five or six years ago, while attending a lady (multipara) in her confinement, who suffered from umbilical hernia, with large flabby abdomen.
}}
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
overwrought.
As adjectives the difference between chubby and flabby
is that chubby is of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft while flabby is yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.As a noun chubby
is a chubby, plump person.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 chaserflabby
English
Adjective
(er)- a flabby sheaf on a paracompact space