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Pubby vs Tubby - What's the difference?

pubby | tubby |

As adjectives the difference between pubby and tubby

is that pubby is (british|colloquial|of a person) who enjoys frequenting public houses while tubby is stout, rotund.

As a noun tubby is

(pejorative|slang|often used teasingly) an overweight person.

pubby

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (British, colloquial, of a person) Who enjoys frequenting public houses.
  • (of an establishment) Resembling a pub.

    • 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