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Stocky vs Tubby - What's the difference?

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Stocky is a related term of tubby.


As adjectives the difference between stocky and tubby

is that stocky is (of a person or an animal) sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact while tubby is stout, rotund.

As a noun tubby is

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

stocky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (of a person or an animal) sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
  • 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