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Chunky vs Tubby - What's the difference?

chunky | tubby |

As adjectives the difference between chunky and tubby

is that chunky is having chunks while tubby is stout, rotund.

As nouns the difference between chunky and tubby

is that chunky is (native american game) while tubby is (pejorative|slang|often used teasingly) an overweight person.

chunky

English

Etymology 1

chunk + -y

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • having chunks
    • I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
  • (euphemistic, of a person) fat
    • I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.
    Synonyms
    * (overweight) portly, rotund, obese, cankle, husky

    Etymology 2

    See chunkey.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Native American game).
  • * (seeCites)

    • tubby

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • stout, rotund
  • Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.
    • a tubby violin

    Derived terms

    * tubbiness

    Noun

    (tubbies)
  • (pejorative, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

    • Derived terms

    * Teletubby